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A statin bottle beside a medication list marked for review during an older adult’s preventive care visit.

Cardiology

Mortality Evidence for Stopping Statins After Age 75

A randomized trial reported that stopping primary-prevention statins in adults 75 or older was noninferior to continuation for 3-year mortality. The confidence interval is central to applying that result.

Rayan Salih · September 11, 2026 · 6 min

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