RESEARCH TRENDS 118

Course overview

OUTLINE THE EFFECT OF STATINS ON CARDIOVASCULAR AND MORTALITY OUTCOMES IN PRIMARY PREVENTION.CRITIQUE BIAS IN THE LITERATURE AND UNDERSTAND HOW IT PLAYS OUT IN THE STATIN EVIDENCE BASE.DIFFERENTIATE STATIN BENEFITS BASED ON BASELINE RISK AND LEVEL OF PREVENTION.EXPLAIN THE BENEFITS OF STATIN ALTERNATIVES IN STATIN INTOLERANT POPULATIONS.ASSESS THE STRENGTH OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN STATIN MEDICATIONS AND COMMONLY ASCRIBED SIDE EFFECTS.