Statin use is low for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), with the lowest use seen among Black and Hispanic adults, according to a study published online March 22 in JAMA Cardiology.
Mar 23, 2023
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People who take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may have a lower risk of having a type of stroke called an intracerebral hemorrhage, according to a new study published in the December 7, 2022, online issue of Neurology. ...
Dec 7, 2022
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Cholesterol tends to get a bad rap through its association with cardiovascular disease. But its role in the body is much more nuanced.
Aug 24, 2022
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It turns out that your sex may determine how you are treated for circulatory problems in the legs that cause muscle pain during walking or exercise. This condition, intermittent claudication (IC), is one of the more common ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to have coronary heart disease (CHD), but no specific phenotypes have a higher risk, according to a study published online April 27 in PLOS ONE.
May 17, 2022
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Aspirin therapy, as opposed to statin use, for non-obstructive coronary artery disease does not reduce major cardiovascular events, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
Apr 28, 2022
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Expanding prescription of statin medication to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol could be a cost-effective intervention against cardiovascular disease, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the ...
Apr 11, 2022
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As many as one in two patients stop taking statins, reduce the dose or take them irregularly because they believe the cholesterol-lowering drugs cause muscle pain and other side effects. Now, a new study of over 4 million ...
Feb 16, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Statins appear to be safe to use during pregnancy, according to a study published online Dec. 30 in JAMA Network Open.
Jan 14, 2022
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Prostate cancer screening results differ in men taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs compared with non-users, a study conducted at Tampere University in Finland finds. In statin users, screening did not increase the incidence ...
Nov 29, 2021
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