ReviewThe Indian journal of medical research2013
Benefits & risks of statin therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in Asian Indians - a population with the highest risk of premature coronary artery disease & diabetes.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Pleotropic effects of statins: the dilemma of wider utilization of statin.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2023Review
- Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Its Current Diagnostics and Treatment Possibilities: A Literature Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Review
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- Role of Statins in the Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in the Population with Mean Cholesterol in the Near-Optimal to Borderline High Range: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Advances in preventive medicine · 2020Article
- Risk factors for low high-density lipoprotein among Asian Indians in the United States.World journal of diabetes · 2017Article
- Management standards for stable coronary artery disease in India.Indian heart journal · 2016Review
- Long-Term Outcomes of Short-Term Statin Use in Healthy Adults: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Drug safety · 2016Article
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- Timing of Administration: For Commonly-Prescribed Medicines in Australia.Pharmaceutics · 2016Review
- Expanding statin use for prevention of ASCVD in Indians: Reasoned and simplified proposals.Indian heart journalArticle
- Adaptation of 2016 European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society guideline for lipid management to Indian patients - A consensus document.Indian heart journalReview
- Consensus statement on the management of dyslipidemia in Indian subjects: A different perspective.Indian heart journalReview
- Management Protocols of stable coronary artery disease in India: Executive summary.Indian heart journalReview
- RSSDI-ESI Clinical Practice Recommendations for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 2020.Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolismArticle
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Several reviews and meta-analyses have demonstrated the incontrovertible benefits of statin therapy in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). But the role for statins in primary prevention remained unclear. The updated 2013 Cochrane review has put to rest all lingering doubts about the overwhelming benefits of long-term statin therapy in primary prevention by conclusively demonstrating highly significant reductions in all-cause mortality, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and the need for coronary artery revascularization procedures (CARPs). More importantly, these benefits of statin therapy are similar at all levels of CVD risk, including subjects at low (<1% per year) risk of a MACE. In addition to preventing myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and death, primary prevention with statins is also highly effective in delaying and avoiding expensive CARPs such as angioplasties, stents, and bypass surgeries. There is no evidence of any serious harm or threat to life caused by statin therapy, though several adverse effects that affect the quality of life, especially diabetes mellitus (DM) have been reported. Asian Indians have the highest risk of premature coronary artery disease (CAD) and diabetes. When compared with Whites, Asian Indians have double the risk of CAD and triple the risk of DM, when adjusted for traditional risk factors for these diseases. Available evidence supports the use of statin therapy for primary prevention in Asian Indians at a younger age and with lower targets for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and non-high density lipoprotein (non-HDL-C), than those currently recommended for Americans and Europeans. Early and aggressive statin therapy offers the greatest potential for reducing the continuing epidemic of CAD among Indians.
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