If you have high cholesterol, there's a good chance your doctor has recommended statins to get your numbers back into a ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Statin therapy is a first-line recommendation for all adults with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular ...

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" ...

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 ...

Email reminders to physicians about proper dosing of high-intensity statins, individualized to specific patients and often timed around their appointments, significantly improved the likelihood of ...

(HealthDay News) — From 2011 to 2014 there was an increase in the use of high-intensity statins following hospitalization for myocardial infarction (MI), according to a study published in the Journal ...

Patients experiencing muscle symptoms from statin therapy can safely participate in moderate-intensity physical activity without fear it will exacerbate skeletal muscle injury or pain, according to ...

Atorvastatin can lower LDL cholesterol by 50% or more when taken in high doses. Simvastatin can lower LDL cholesterol by up ...

TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Among patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), high-intensity statins are underutilized in routine care, according to a study published ...