Adverse events associated with individual statin treatments for cardiovascular disease

Article Type: Reviews of effectiveness From: Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Volume 17, Issue 4

Alberton, M., Wu, P., Druyts, E., Briel, M., Mills, E.J.Adverse events associated with individual statin treatments for cardiovascular disease: an indirect comparison meta-analysisQJM: Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians2012Vol. 105 No. 2pp. 145-57

The use of statin therapy for cardiovascular disease was associated with a relatively low risk of adverse events. High risk of bias within the studies,high clinical and methodological heterogeneity between the studies, and a discrepancy between the initial outcomes stated and those actually reported suggest that the authors’ conclusions and recommendations may not be reliable.