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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol/detailing.html
September 01, 2018 - Cholesterol Management Academic Detailing Guide for Practices
Resource title: Cholesterol Management in Primary Care
Resource description: This facts-at-a-glance handout for clinicians summarizes guidelines for prescribing statins for cholesterol management in high-risk groups, including patients with prior…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/usptf-annual-report-congress-2018%20(1).pdf
January 01, 2018 - Considerations for Implementation: To determine whether a patient is a candidate for statin
therapy, … The
likelihood that a patient will benefit from statin use depends on his or her absolute baseline … Clinicians may choose to offer a low- to moderate-dose statin to certain
adults without a history of … Considerations for Implementation: To determine whether a patient is a candidate for statin
therapy, … The
likelihood that a patient will benefit from statin use depends on his or her absolute baseline
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cardiovascular-disease-screening-using-nontraditional-risk-assessment
July 10, 2018 - recommendations on many factors related to CVD prevention, including screening for high blood pressure, statin … Rosuvastatin [JUPITER]; N = 17,802) compared hsCRP screening vs usual care to guide high-intensity statin … Further, many of these patients met criteria for statin therapy based on traditional CVD risk assessment … It recommends judicious use of secondary testing among patients for whom the need for statin therapy … Statin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults: US Preventive Services Task
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/76/CMSs%20Million%20Hearts%20Model%20Longitudinal%20ASCVD%20Risk%20Assessment%20Tool%20for%20Shared%20Decision%20Making.pdf
April 01, 2021 - Delta’s data to consider whether a
statin recommendation is indicated. … If that artifact produces a positive
recommendation for statin use, then Mr. Delta and Dr. … preventive interventions, including smoking cessation,
aspirin therapy, blood pressure control, and statin … (yes/no) – determined by an active statin medication order
Display systolic blood pressure (SBP), … “one or more
therapies”
One or more of the following: smoking cessation, hypertension treatment, statin
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018648-atlas-final-report-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Prior work done by
our group demonstrated that PCPs were willing to start or change statin therapy … between
groups, patients in the intervention arm had a shorter time interval to next LDL test after statin … a 30 day improvement in
the time it took for 40% of the patient cohort to have LDL testing after statin … Difference
Laboratory result (prescription) (N/total) % (N/total) I% –
C%
P-
‐value*
AST/ALT (statin … result may reflect differences between the two conditions: there is a strong direct link
between statin
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/oXCNxbeXh-ZSDuEUzz6UQ8
screening for abnormal blood glucose levels and type 2 diabetes, screening for high
blood pressure, statin
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/76/Implementation%20Guide_Longitudinal%20ASCVD%20Risk%20Assessment%20Tool%20for%20Shared%20Decision%20Making_Final_0.docx
October 01, 2017 - preventive interventions, including smoking cessation, aspirin therapy, blood pressure control, and statin … Delta’s data to consider whether a statin recommendation is indicated. … If that artifact produces a positive recommendation for statin use, Mr. Delta and Dr. … modular approach to CDS creation by separating the calculation of ASCVD risk (in this artifact) from statin … "one or more therapies"
One or more of the following: smoking cessation, hypertension treatment, statin
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/6cRgd5whkAvSGESSQsrQLR
January 01, 2020 - Rosuvastatin [JUPITER]; N = 17 802) com-
pared hsCRP screening vs usual care to guide high-intensity statin … not known
whether patients with lower hsCRP levels would also have ben-
efited from high-intensity statin … Further, many of these pa-
tients met criteria for statin therapy based on traditional CVD risk
assessment … It recommends judicious use of secondary test-
ing among patients for whom the need for statin therapy … Statin use
for the primary prevention of cardiovascular
disease in adults: US Preventive Services Task
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/whitney-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Effects of
Informed Consent on Statin Therapy Decision Making: Preliminary Pilot Study
Results. … Effects of a Statin
Decision Aid on Explanatory Models and Shared Decision Making. … Effect of
Informed Consent on Compliance With Statin Therapy: A Pilot Study.
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/AHRQ_Final_Report_2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Physical Activity for
CVD Prevention in Adults With
Cardiovascular Risk Factors
No Yes Yes Yes
Statin … Therapy for the Prevention and
Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
(CVD) eCQM
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Statin … for the Primary Prevention
of CVD in Adults: Clinician-Facing
CDS Intervention
No Yes Yes Yes
Statin … https://cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/statin-use-primary-prevention-cvd-adults-patient-facing-cds-intervention … https://cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/statin-use-primary-prevention-cvd-adults-patient-facing-cds-intervention
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4n_combo_iqi-mortalityreview-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - • Beta blocker, statin, ACE inhibitor/ARB (if EF<40%) at discharge. … Thrombolytic Therapy
• STK-5 Antithrombotic Therapy By End of Hospital Day 2
• STK-6 Discharged on Statin … • Beta blocker, statin, ACE inhibitor/ARB (if EF<40%) at discharge.
References
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-annual-report-to-congress-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Considerations for Implementation: To determine whether a patient is a candidate for
statin therapy, … Furthermore, no statin clinical trials enrolled patients based on a specific
risk threshold calculated … Clinicians may choose to offer a low- to moderate-dose statin
to certain adults without a history of … Considerations for Implementation: To determine whether a patient is a candidate for
statin therapy, … Considerations for Implementation: To determine whether a patient is a candidate for
statin therapy,
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/cds-connect-year6-final-report-2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Physical Activity for
CVD Prevention in Adults With
Cardiovascular Risk Factors
No Yes Yes Yes
Statin … Therapy for the Prevention and
Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
(CVD) eCQM
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Statin … for the Primary Prevention
of CVD in Adults: Clinician-Facing
CDS Intervention
No Yes Yes Yes
Statin … https://cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/statin-use-primary-prevention-cvd-adults-patient-facing-cds-intervention … https://cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/statin-use-primary-prevention-cvd-adults-patient-facing-cds-intervention
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/81/CMSs%20Million%20Hearts%20Model%20Longitudinal%20ASCVD%20Risk%20Assessment%20Tool%20for%20Updated%2010-Year%20ASCVD%20Risk.pdf
January 01, 2010 - documented and who has begun new interventions (e.g., aspirin therapy, anti-hypertensive
therapy, statin … preventive interventions, including smoking cessation,
aspirin therapy, blood pressure control, and statin … a 10-Year ASCVD risk score in the patient record, followed by the start of:
aspirin therapy
OR statin … (yes/no) – determined by an active statin medication
order
Display systolic blood pressure (SBP) … “preventive
therapies”
One or more of the following: smoking cessation, hypertension treatment, statin
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/public-comments-and-nominations/nominating-recommendation-statement-topics/update-an-existing-prevention-recommendation
June 22, 2025 - Glaucoma: Screening Skin Cancer: Screening Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: Screening Statin
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-disease-medicine_surveillance.pdf
October 01, 2012 - No
statin trials reported clinical
outcomes data for patients with
albuminuria. … Other Experts
Conclusion from SCEPC
In RCTs that compared high-
versus low-dose treatment
(ARB, statin … creatinine clearance,
screening such patients for
impaired eGFR could lead to
early initiation of statin … No statin trials reported clinical
outcomes data for patients with
albuminuria. … New Evidence:
In RCTs that compared high- versus low-
dose treatment (ARB, statin
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fatty-acids-cardiovascular-disease_executive.pdf
August 01, 2016 - One trial found that 1.8 g/d of purified EPA ethyl ester
had an additive effect on statin to reduce … Twenty subgroup analyses by statin use were reported (1
with ALA, 19 with marine oil). … All but one study found
difference in effect or association based on statin use. … (1.1%) versus statin
alone (0.6%, P<0.0001). … o 19 of 20 studies found no differential effect by
statin co-use.
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/north-carolina.html
March 01, 2021 - Up to 80 percent improved on statin therapy.
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/stories/in-action/east-asheville.html
March 01, 2021 - That led to 230 of those patients being prescribed a statin and 368 an aspirin—two of the four ABCS of
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary--html/cardiovascular-disease-screening-using-nontraditional-risk-assessment
July 10, 2018 - Statin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults: US Preventive Services Task … Implications of coronary artery calcium testing among statin candidates according to American College … y of follow-up
Reasonably consistent
Reasonably precise
Undetected
Good
No ABI-guided statin … CVD events
1 study, n = 17,802 (RCT)
JUPITER found a benefit for hsCRP-guided, high-intensity statin … 1 study, n = 1005 (RCT)
St Francis Heart Study found no benefit for CAC-guided moderate-intensity statin