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Discontinuation versus continuation of statins: A systematic review.

Cayden PeixotoYasmeen ChoudhriSara FrancoeurLisa M McCarthyCeleste FungDar DowlatshahiGeneviève LemayArden BarryParag GoyalJeffrey PanLise M BjerreWade Thompson
Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2024)
Statin discontinuation does not appear to affect short-term mortality near end-of-life based on one RCT. Outside of this population, findings from non-randomized studies consistently suggested statin discontinuation may be associated with worse outcomes, though this is uncertain.
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