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Statin in Primary Prevention

Description

If the patient is between 25 y and 95 y of age, not diagnosed with the diseases with code icd9:4438, icd9:4379, icd9:4109, icd9:428, icd9:402, icd9:414, icd9:435, and taking any drugs with code atc:C10AA05, atc:C10AA07, atc:C10AA01, then consider the following:

• Recommendation: Statin has very small benefit in CVS prevention: Arch Intern Med. 2010;170(12):1024-1031.

Evidence

Ia

Significance

Moderate

Conditions

• Age -- All: 25 y - 95 y
• Dxcodes -- Not: icd9:4438, icd9:4379, icd9:4109, icd9:428, icd9:402, icd9:414, icd9:435
• Drugs -- Any: atc:C10AA05, atc:C10AA07, atc:C10AA01

Consequence

1. Warning
   Strength: Recommendation
   Text: Statin has very small benefit in cvs prevention: arch intern med. 2010;170(12):1024-1031.

Other Versions

1. Statin in Primary Prevention of CVD

   (Updated: 2010-07-02 19:26:24 UTC)

2. Statin in Primary Prevention of CVD

   (Updated: 2010-07-02 19:29:55 UTC)

3. Statin in Primary Prevention of CVD

   (Updated: 2010-07-02 19:31:21 UTC)

4. Statin in Primary Prevention of CVD

   (Updated: 2010-07-02 19:36:25 UTC)