# Efficacy and safety of statin therapy in older people: a meta-analysis of individual participant data from 28 randomised controlled trials

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/efficacy-and-safety-of-statin-therapy-in-older-people-a-meta-analysis-of/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Jane Armitage,Colin Baigent,Elizabeth H Barnes,D. J. Betteridge,Lisa Blackwell,Michael A. Blazing,Louise Bowman,Eugene Braunwald,Robert Byington,Christopher P. Cannon,Michael Clearfield,Helen M. Colhoun,Rory Collins,Björn Dahlöf,Kelly Davies,Barry R. Davis,James A. de Lemos,John R. Downs,Paul N. Durrington,Jonathan Emberson,Bengt Fellström,Marcus Flather,Ian Ford,Maria Grazia Franzosi,Jordan Fulcher,John A. Fuller,Curt D. Furberg,David Gordon,Shinya Goto,Antonio M. Gotto,Heather Halls,Charlie Harper,C. Hawkins,William G. Herrington,G. A. Hitman,Hallvard Holdaas,Lisa Holland,Alan G. Jardine,J. Wouter Jukema,John J.P. Kastelein,Sharon Kean,Anthony Keech,Adrienne Kirby,John Kjekshus,Genell L. Knatterud,Robert H. Knopp,Wolfgang Köenig,Michael J. Koren,Vera Krane,Martin Landray,John C. LaRosa,Eva Lonn,Peter W. Macfarlane,Stephen MacMahon,Aldo P. Maggioni,Roberto Marchioli,Ian C. Marschner,Borislava Mihaylova,Lemuel A. Moyé,Sabina A. Murphy,Haruo Nakamura,Andrew Neil,Connie B. Newman,Rachel O’Connell,Chris J. Packard,Sarah Parish,Terje Pedersen,Richard Peto,Marc A. Pfeffer,Neil Poulter,David Preiss,Christina Reith,Paul M. Ridker,Michele Robertson,Frank M. Sacks,Naveed Sattar,Roland E. Schmieder,Patrick W. Serruys,Peter Sever,John Shaw,Charles L. Shear,John Simes,Peter Sleight,Enti Spata,Luigi Tavazzi,Jonathan A. Tobert,Gianni Tognoni,Andrew Tonkin,Stella Trompet,George Varigos,Christoph Wanner,Hans Wedel,Harvey D. White,John Wikstrand,Lars Wilhelmsen,Kate Wilson,Robin Young,Salim Yusuf,Faı̈ez Zannad |
| Citations | 795 |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31942-1 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | hybrid |
| OA URL | http://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140673618319421/pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2914546434 |
| PMID | 30712900 |
| Type | review |
| Year | 2019 |

## Paper authors

Showing 10 of 16.

- [Christopher P. Cannon](https://scholariq.org/researchers/christopher-p-cannon/)
- [Luigi Tavazzi](https://scholariq.org/researchers/luigi-tavazzi/)
- [Marc A. Pfeffer](https://scholariq.org/researchers/marc-a-pfeffer/)
- [Christoph Wanner](https://scholariq.org/researchers/christoph-wanner/)
- [Marcus Flather](https://scholariq.org/researchers/marcus-flather/)
- [Roland E. Schmieder](https://scholariq.org/researchers/roland-e-schmieder/)
- [Harvey D. White](https://scholariq.org/researchers/harvey-d-white/)
- [Naveed Sattar](https://scholariq.org/researchers/naveed-sattar/)
- [Sabina A. Murphy](https://scholariq.org/researchers/sabina-a-murphy/)
- [Aldo P. Maggioni](https://scholariq.org/researchers/aldo-p-maggioni/)

## Paper journal

- [The Lancet](https://scholariq.org/journals/the-lancet/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/lipoproteins-and-cardiovascular-health/)

## Paper topics

- [Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/lipoproteins-and-cardiovascular-health/)
- [Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism](https://scholariq.org/topics/cancer-lipids-and-metabolism/)
- [Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation](https://scholariq.org/topics/chemotherapy-induced-cardiotoxicity-and-mitigation/)

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