Importance Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in
the United States, accounting for 1 of every 3 deaths among adults. Objective To update the …

Importance Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and death in the
US and is the cause of more than 1 of every 4 deaths. Coronary heart disease is the single …

Importance Cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in
the United States, may be potentially preventable with statin therapy. Objective To …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the
United States despite steady improvements over the past several decades. 1 High serum …

Importance A 2016 review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) found use
of statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) was associated with …

Background: Many guidelines use expected risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) during
the next 10 years as a basis for recommendations on use of statins for primary prevention of …

Importance While statin therapy for primary cardiovascular prevention has been associated
with reductions in cardiovascular morbidity, the effect on all-cause mortality has been …

Background—Current guidelines recommend statins in the primary prevention of
cardiovascular disease on the basis of predicted cardiovascular risk without directly …

Background: Five major organizations recently published guidelines for using statins to
prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD): in 2013, the American College of …

Background The beneficial effects of statins on cardiovascular mortality in secondary
prevention have been established in several long-term, placebo-controlled trials. However …