Older adult preferences regarding benefits and harms of statin and aspirin therapy for cardiovascular primary prevention

• Main Authors: Frances M. Wang (Author), Henock G. Yebyo (Author), Shoshana H. Ballew (Author), Miguel Cainzos-Achirica (Author), Cynthia Boyd (Author), Milo A. Puhan (Author), Kunihiro Matsushita (Author), Michael J. Blaha (Author), Nancy L. Schoenborn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Personalizing preventive therapies for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is particularly important for older adults, as they tend to have multiple chronic conditions, increased risk for medication adverse effects, and may have heterogenous preferences when weighing health out...