Cho Y, Jeong Y, Seo DH, et al. - This study was undertaken to investigate whether statin treatment as primary prevention decreases cardiovascular outcomes in elderly Asian patients. Researchers collected data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-Senior Cohort database (n = 558,147). The study enrolled a total of 81,729 elderly patients (≥ 75 years) without clinically recognized atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). The risk of cardiovascular mortality was significantly reduced with statin treatment than with non-users in elderly patients without clinically recognized atherosclerotic CVD. Statin treatment was associated with a reduction in ischemic stroke in participants with type 2 diabete.