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Discontinuing statins generally safe for older adults without heart disease
November 07, 2026
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 7 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:

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Discontinuing statins generally safe for older adults without heart disease

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Research Highlights:

* In a study of almost 1,900 adults, ages 70 years and older who had other chronic health conditions but not cardiovascular disease, those who stopped taking cholesterol-lowering statins had similar rates of heart a . . .

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