Is there an Upper Age Limit for Hypolipidaemic Treatment?
Existuje horní věková hranicepro hypolipidemickou léčbu?
Autor seznamuje se 4 prospektivními studiemi léčby statiny zahrnujícími i podskupiny staršíchnemocných s ischemickou chorobou srdeční. Jednoznačně se ukazuje, že léčba statiny vede kesnížení koronárních příhod u starších nemocných s ICHS a snižuje výskyt ischemických moz-kových cévních příhod.
Klíčová slova:
lipidy - cholesterol - ICHS - statiny - léčba.
Authors:
J. Widimský
Authors‘ workplace:
Subkatedra kardiologie IPVZ, IKEM, Praha
Published in:
Čes-slov Pediat 2000; (4): 210-213.
Category:
Overview
The author presents data on 4 prospective studies with statins, elevating also elderly patientswith ischaemic heart disease (IHD). It was revealed that statin treatment leads to a reductionof coronary attacks in elderly patients with IHD and reduces also the incidence of ischaemiccerebrovascular attacks.
Key words:
lipids - cholesterol - IHD - statins - treatment.
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