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Older adults are at greater risk of cardiovascular events than younger people, and benefit at least as much from cholesterol-lowering medications

THE LANCET An observational study finds risk of heart attack and cardiovascular disease is highest in people aged 70 and over with elevated levels of LDL cholesterol, compared to younger age groups, and estimates the number needed to treat with statins to prevent one heart attack in five years is lowest in people aged 70...