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Heart disease is more life-threatening in older patients than younger population or middle-aged patients. Prevention strategies, including using lifestyle modification and statins, are gaining increasing importance among physicians. A study on statin use in veterans 75 years or older found that statins were associated with overall reduced risk of disease and death. Read more