Statin therapy fails to slow progression of atherosclerosis in pediatric...
Atorvastatin therapy was found to be ineffective in reducing atherosclerosis progression in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Results of the Atherosclerosis Prevention...
View ArticleSeeing is believeing with clogged arteries
It seems a picture is worth more than a thousand words for people who see evidence of coronary artery disease, which is the most common type of heart disease in men and women. Simply seeing a build-up...
View ArticleAntibody injection lowers LDL, adding to effectiveness of statin therapy
A novel monoclonal antibody identified in a new study dramatically lowered circulating LDL cholesterol by 40 percent to 72 percent, a development with potential to provide a new option for patients who...
View ArticleNon-HDL-C level associated with risk of major cardiovascular events among...
Levels of non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) among statin-treated patients appears to be associated with the risk of developing a major cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or...
View ArticlePre-operative statins can help patients who undergo heart surgery
Pre-operative statin therapy can reduce the chance of post-operative atrial fibrillation and shortens the stay on the intensive care unit (ICU) and in the hospital in patients who undergo cardiac...
View ArticleMerck warns doctors to stop prescribing Tredaptive
Drugmaker Merck says it is suspending its sale of the cholesterol drug Tredaptive and is telling doctors to quit prescribing the medicine.
View ArticleRisk of new-onset diabetes varies with different statins
(HealthDay)—Different types and doses of statins seem to correlate with distinct risks of developing new-onset diabetes mellitus (DM), according to a meta-analysis published in the April 15 issue of...
View ArticleNew signal stabilizes atherosclerotic plaques
Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease with accumulation of cholesterol in the vessel walls. The atherosclerotic plaque is built up throughout life and when it ruptures it leads to heart attack or...
View ArticleResearch looks into lessening the danger of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs
Statins, a class of drugs used to lower cholesterol, are among the best selling drugs in North America and around the world. However, statin myopathy, which results in muscle pain and weakness, is a...
View ArticleStatins may slow human aging by protecting against telomere shortening: A...
Not only do statins extend lives by lowering cholesterol levels and reducing the risks of cardiovascular disease, but new research in the September 2013 issue of The FASEB Journal suggests that they...
View ArticleACC/AHA publish new guideline for management of blood cholesterol
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association today released a new clinical practice guideline for the treatment of blood cholesterol in people at high risk for cardiovascular...
View ArticleEarly statin therapy helps kids with inherited high cholesterol
Children with inherited high levels of cholesterol who receive cholesterol-lowering statins in their early years have a lower risk of coronary heart disease than their affected parents, according to...
View ArticleQuestions raised in US over new anti-cholesterol guidelines
New recommendations to expand the use of cholesterol-lowering medication to millions of adults to reduce heart attacks and strokes overestimated risks faced by that population, according to a new study.
View ArticleHeart disease, stroke risk estimator app now available for health care...
(Medical Xpress)—The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have released a mobile and Web-based app for health care professionals to use with their patients in determining...
View ArticleSide effects reported in those taking statins are not actually attributable...
At a time when the wider prescription of statins is under renewed public scrutiny, a substantial analysis of placebo-controlled randomised trials of statins has found that only a small minority of side...
View ArticleNew guidelines deem 13 million more Americans eligible for statins
New guidelines for using statins to treat high cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease are projected to result in 12.8 million more U.S. adults taking the drugs, according to a research team led...
View ArticleAre statins good for your love life?
Statins are associated with a significant improvement in erectile function, a fact researchers hope will encourage men who need statins to reduce their risk of heart attack to take them, according to...
View ArticleAntibody combined with statin results in further reduction of cholesterol levels
Among patients with high cholesterol receiving moderate- or high-intensity statin therapy, the addition of the human monoclonal antibody evolocumab resulted in additional lowering of low-density...
View ArticleAre the new ACC/AHA guidelines for lipids appropriate for people with diabetes?
New guidelines for the treatment of high cholesterol are not appropriate for people with type 2 diabetes – or are they? Two researchers will debate the topic at a symposium to be held on Tuesday, June...
View ArticlePeople who are obese or former smokers more likely to follow recommended...
A new study suggests that lifestyle factors can help predict whether people will adhere to statin therapy for high cholesterol. Among people without heart disease and diabetes, those who are...
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