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Time to Benefit of Statins for Primary Prevention: A Podcast with Lindsey Yourman and Sei Lee
How long does it take to see a benefit of statin therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular events in adults aged 50 to 75 years? That's the question we try to answer with our two guests today, Drs Lindsey Yourman and Sei Lee, the lead and senior author of a JAMA IM study that tried to answer this question.
In this podcast Drs. Yourman and Lee define what time to benefit is, why it is important in regards to decision making for older adults, and common lag time to benefits for common preventative interventions. We then take a deep dive into the JAMA IM meta-analysis of 8 trials, which…
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