Aspirin and statin therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in older adults
Heart Podcast
English - October 12, 2022 05:15 - 17 minutes - 39.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsScience Health & Fitness Medicine medicine health interviews bmj debates conference roundtable british medical journal Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Miedema from the Nolan Center For Cardiovascular Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota. They discuss the role of both aspirin and statins, for primary prevention, in older patients and the risks and benefits relevant to that group. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2
Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/108/14/1090