Patient Characteristics and General Practitioners’ Advice to Stop Statins in Oldest-Old Patients: a Survey Study Across 30 Countries

van der Ploeg, Milly A.; Streit, Sven; Achterberg, Wilco P.; Beers, Erna; Bohnen, Arthur M.; Burman, Robert A.; Collins, Claire; Franco, Fabio G.; Biljana Gerasimovska Kitanovska; Gintere, Sandra; Gomez Bravo, Raquel; Hoffmann, Kathryn; Iftode, Claudia; Peštić, Sanda Kreitmayer; Koskela, Tuomas H.; Kurpas, Donata; Maisonneuve, Hubert; Mallen, Christan D.; Merlo, Christoph; Mueller, Yolanda

doi:10.1007/s11606-018-4795-x

Patient Characteristics and General Practitioners’ Advice to Stop Statins in Oldest-Old Patients: a Survey Study Across 30 Countries

Journal

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Date Issued

2019-01-16

Author(s)

van der Ploeg, Milly A.

Streit, Sven

Achterberg, Wilco P.

Beers, Erna

Bohnen, Arthur M.

Burman, Robert A.

Collins, Claire

Franco, Fabio G.

Gintere, Sandra

Gomez Bravo, Raquel

Hoffmann, Kathryn

Iftode, Claudia

Peštić, Sanda Kreitmayer

Koskela, Tuomas H.

Kurpas, Donata

Maisonneuve, Hubert

Mallen, Christan D.

Merlo, Christoph

Mueller, Yolanda

Muth, Christiane

Petrazzuoli, Ferdinando

Rodondi, Nicolas

Rosemann, Thomas

Sattler, Martin

Schermer, Tjard

Šter, Marija Petek

Švadlenková, Zuzana

Tatsioni, Athina

Thulesius, Hans

Tkachenko, Victoria

Torzsa, Péter

Tsopra, Rosy

Tuz, Canan

Vaes, Bert

Viegas, Rita P. A.

Vinker, Shlomo

Wallis, Katharine A.

Zeller, Andreas

Gussekloo, Jacobijn

Poortvliet, Rosalinde K. E.

DOI

10.1007/s11606-018-4795-x

Abstract

Statins are widely used to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD). With advancing age, the risks of statins might outweigh the potential benefits. It is unclear which factors influence general practitioners' (GPs) advice to stop statins in oldest-old patients.