Does a disease-guided approach using CAC or carotid plaque improve statin allocation in elderly people?
A disease-guided approach using CAC or carotid plaque to withhold statins could spare many elderly individuals from unnecessary medication.
Withholding statins in individuals without CAC or carotid plaque could spare a significant proportion of elderly people from taking a pill that would benefit only a few. This individualized disease-guided approach is simple and easy to implement in routine clinical practice.
Mortensen et al. (Mon,) studied this question.