{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"30% Fewer Cardiovascular Events: Statins Still Matter After age 70","description":"\ud83e\udec0 Should we start a statin after age 70? STAREE delivers an important answer. In 9,971 adults \u226570 without cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or dementia, atorvastatin 40 mg reduced major cardiovascular events by&amp;nbsp;30% over 5.9 years (HR 0.70; NNT 37). \ud83d\udc8a Yet it did&amp;nbsp;not prolong disability-free survival (HR 0.94). The benefit was driven largely by fewer myocardial infarctions and coronary revascularizations. \ud83c\udfaf&amp;nbsp;Take-home: age alone should not close the door on cardiovascular prevention\u2014but preventing events is not the same as extending healthy life. ","author_name":"Dr. RR Baliga's 'Podkast for the Kurious Doc'. Where Curiosity meets Clarity!","author_url":"http:\/\/www.MasterMedFacts.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42633265\/height\/300\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/205643285"}