Statins And Cholesterol Therapy Still Work After Sixty
Dr.
Alo and Hannah take on the viral claim that statins stop working after age sixty, walking through real trial data spanning age fifty to past eighty five. They expose how a widely cited anti-statin paper excluded mortality data and was written by authors selling their own cholesterol books, then break down what the honest evidence actually shows for older adults.
Read the full post: https://dralo.net/blog/elderly-statins
Questions this episode answers:
Do statins stop working after age sixty?
Is it too late to start a statin at seventy?
What does the research say about statins in elderly patients?
Are statins safe for frail older adults?
Does lowering cholesterol help people over eighty five?
What is the number needed to treat for statins?
Keywords: statins and aging, cholesterol myth book, statin benefits elderly, ldl cholesterol reduction, statins over 65, statins over 75, frail elderly statin therapy, cardiovascular risk reduction, primary prevention statins, number needed to treat statins, heart disease prevention seniors, statin misinformation
This episode is for education only and is not medical advice. Talk to your own clinician about your own situation.
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