This study was published in BMC Geriatricts 2011 Feb 22;11:8
Study title and authors:
Incident venous thromboembolic events in the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER).
Study title and authors:
Incident venous thromboembolic events in the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER).
Freeman DJ, Robertson M, Brown EA, Rumley A, Tobias ES, Frölich M, Slagboom PE, Jukema JW, de Craen AJ, Sattar N, Ford I, Gaw A, Greer IA, Lowe GD, Stott DJ.
Centre of Population and Health Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Dilys.Freeman@glasgow.ac.uk
This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21342490
Centre of Population and Health Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Dilys.Freeman@glasgow.ac.uk
This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21342490
The study aimed to determine the effect of pravastatin on venous thromboembolic events (deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in older people. The study included 5.699 men and women aged 70-82 who were followed for an average of 3.2 years.
The study found that statin users had a 42% increased risk of venous thromboembolic events compared to those who did not use statins.
