Christopher Cannon: Discontinuation vs. Continuation of Statin Therapy in Adults Aged Under 75
Christopher Cannon, Cardiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Editor-in-Chief of Harvard Heart Letter, shared a post on LinkedIn about a recent article by Fabrice Bonnet, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, adding:
“Small randomized trial of stopping statins vs continuing in the elderly (low than 75) showed no diff in mortality but the expected trends for higher risk (about 20-30% higher) for MI stroke and MACE events).
No quality of life benefit for ‘deprescribing’.
So – best to keep the statin going!”
Title: Discontinuation of statins for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in adults aged 75 years or older (SAGA/SITE): a multicentre, open-label, pragmatic, non-inferiority randomised trial
Authors: Fabrice Bonnet, Pierre Poulizac, Nicolas Rousselot, Thierry Couffinhal, Gaël Galli, Driss Berdaï, Marie-Anne Vandenhende, Marine Rousset, Roxane Coueron, Antoine Bénard, Jean-Philippe Joseph
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