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Association Between Intensity of Statin Therapy and Mortality in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Author(s) -
Fátima Rodríguez,
David J. Maron,
Joshua W. Knowles,
Salim S. Virani,
Shoutzu Lin,
Paul A. Heidenreich
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.108
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2380-6591
pISSN - 2380-6583
DOI - 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.4052
Subject(s) - medicine , statin , veterans affairs , retrospective cohort study , medical prescription , atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease , physical therapy , disease , pharmacology
High-intensity statin therapy is recommended for the secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Nevertheless, statin therapy in general, and high-intensity statin therapy in particular, is underused in patients with established ASCVD.

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