How secondary prevention statins are given to push LDL cholesterol levels lower, whether in a high-intensity statin regimen or by dosage titration to meet LDL targets, may make little difference to ...

Statin therapy demonstrated a dose-dependent increase in the risk for new-onset diabetes, especially among individuals already at high risk for diabetes. Higher doses of statin therapy moderately ...

Cholesterol disorders affect millions of people globally and are among the leading risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack and stroke. Statins are the first-line therapy for ...

The combination of ezetimibe and a moderate-intensity statin after coronary stenting may be safer and more clinically effective than monotherapy with a high-intensity statin, suggests a "real-world" ...

Statins are among the most commonly prescribed medications for reducing high cholesterol and lowering the risk of heart attack and stroke. People searching for popular statin medications are often ...

Compared with high-intensity statin therapy, moderate intensity statin therapy plus ezetimibe was equally effective in preventing CV events among patients undergoing PCI. Moderate-intensity statin ...

Many Medicare heart attack patients do not continue taking their prescribed high-intensity statins with high adherence after hospital discharge, according to a report in JAMA Cardiology. For the study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High-intensity statin therapy may increase bleeding risk after minor stroke. Statin dose, moderate or high, did ...