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Interventions to manage intolerance among patients prescribed statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2026-02-24 cardiovascular medicine Title + abstract only
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The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to identify the interventions used to manage intolerance in patients receiving statins for primary prevention of CVD and to determine the effectiveness of these interventions. This study was conducted according to the PRISMA checklist. The electronic databases MEDLINE (PubMed), SCOPUS, EMBASE, and CINAHL were searched for studies published until June 2025. Based on the NLA definition of statin intolerance, the outcomes were split into...

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