TY - JOUR AU - Cobos-Palacios, Lidia AU - Sanz-Cánovas, Jaime AU - Muñoz-Ubeda, Mónica AU - Lopez-Carmona, María Dolores AU - Perez-Belmonte, Luis Miguel AU - Lopez-Sampalo, Almudena AU - Gómez-Huelgas, Ricardo AU - Bernal-Lopez, Maria Rosa PY - 2021 DO - 10.3389/fcvm.2021.779044 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4262 T2 - Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine AB - Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide. High levels of total cholesterol-and of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in particular-are one of the main risk factors associated with ASCVD. Statins are... LA - en PB - Frontiers KW - Statins KW - Elderly KW - Cardiovascular prevention KW - Frailty KW - Review KW - Secondary prevention KW - Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases KW - Hypercholesterolemia KW - Polypharmacy KW - Primary prevention KW - Cholesterol KW - Morbidity KW - Inhibidores de hidroximetilglutaril-CoA reductasas KW - Anciano KW - Enfermedades cardiovasculares KW - Fragilidad KW - Revisión KW - Prevención secundaria KW - Hipercolesterolemia KW - Polifarmacia KW - Prevención primaria KW - Colesterol KW - Morbilidad KW - Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans KW - Medical Subject Headings::Persons::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle Aged KW - Medical Subject Headings::Persons::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Aged KW - Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Chemical Actions and Uses::Pharmacologic Actions::Therapeutic Uses::Lipid Regulating Agents::Hypolipidemic Agents::Anticholesteremic Agents::Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors KW - Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services::Health Services::Preventive Health Services::Secondary Prevention KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Cardiovascular Diseases KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases::Metabolic Diseases::Lipid Metabolism Disorders::Dyslipidemias::Hyperlipidemias::Hypercholesterolemia KW - Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Vital Statistics::Mortality::Cause of Death KW - Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Accidents::Accidental Falls KW - Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Therapeutics::Drug Therapy::Polypharmacy KW - Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services::Health Services::Preventive Health Services::Primary Prevention KW - Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Polycyclic Compounds::Steroids::Cholestanes::Cholestenes::Cholesterol KW - Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Probability::Risk::Risk Factors KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Musculoskeletal Diseases::Muscular Diseases KW - Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Lipids::Lipoproteins::Lipoproteins, LDL KW - Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services::Health Personnel::Physicians KW - Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Vital Statistics::Morbidity TI - Statin Therapy in Very Old Patients: Lights and Shadows TY - review article ER -