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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Statins in High Cardiovascular Risk Patients: Do Comorbidities and Characteristics Matter?

Enrica Rossini, Federico Biscetti, Maria Margherita Rando, Elisabetta Nardella, Andrea Leonardo Cecchini, Maria Anna Nicolazzi, Marcello Covino, Antonio Gasbarrini, Massimo Massetti, Andrea Flex

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Enrica RossiniInternal Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Federico BiscettiCardiovascular Internal Medicine Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7449-657X
Maria Margherita RandoCardiovascular Internal Medicine Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3167-4748
Elisabetta NardellaCardiovascular Internal Medicine Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Andrea Leonardo CecchiniInternal Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Maria Anna NicolazziCardiovascular Internal Medicine Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Marcello CovinoInternal Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Antonio GasbarriniInternal Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Massimo MassettiInternal Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Andrea FlexInternal Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITAgostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) morbidity and mortality are decreasing in high-income countries, but ASCVD remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in high-income countries. Over the past few decades, major risk factors for ASCVD, including LDL cholesterol (LDL-C), have been identified. Statins are the drug of choice for patients at increased risk of ASCVD and remain one of the most commonly used and effective drugs for reducing LDL cholesterol and the risk of mortality and coronary artery disease in high-risk groups. Unfortunately, doctors tend to under-prescribe or under-dose these drugs, mostly out of fear of side effects. The latest guidelines emphasize that treatment intensity should increase with increasing cardiovascular risk and that the decision to initiate intervention remains a matter of individual consideration and shared decision-making. The purpose of this review was to analyze the indications for initiation or continuation of statin therapy in different categories of patient with high cardiovascular risk, considering their complexity and comorbidities in order to personalize treatment.

Indexed as

AtherosclerosisCardiovascular DiseasesHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsCholesterol, LDLHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansRisk FactorsCholesterol, LDLHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitorsatherosclerosiscardiovascular diseaseLDL-cholesterolstatin

Identifiers

PMID36012589
PMCPMC9409457
OpenAlexW4292247272

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