Statins After Myocardial Infarction in the Oldest: A Cohort Study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Database

To explore the effect of initiating statins for secondary prevention after a first myocardial infarction (MI) in patients aged 80 years and older.Retrospective cohort study.Clinical Practice Research Datalink (1999-2016).Patients, aged 65 years and older, hospitalized after a first MI without a statin prescription in the year before hospitalization. The age group of 65 to 80 years was included to compare our results to current evidence.The...