Analysis of efficacy and safety in patients aged 65-75 years at randomization: Collaborative Atorvastatin Diabetes Study (CARDS)

H Andrew W Neil, David A DeMicco, Don Luo, D John Betteridge, Helen M Colhoun, Paul N Durrington, Shona J Livingstone, John H Fuller, Graham A Hitman, CARDS Study Investigators

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    Abstract

    Rates of cardiovascular disease are highest in the elderly. Lipid-lowering statin therapy reduces the proportional risk as effectively in older patients as in younger individuals; however, limited data are available for elderly patients with type 2 diabetes. We conducted a post hoc analysis to compare the efficacy and safety of atorvastatin among 1,129 patients aged 65-75 years at randomization with 1,709 younger patients in the Collaborative Atorvastatin Diabetes Study (CARDS).
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2378-2384
    Number of pages7
    JournalDiabetes Care
    Volume29
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2006

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