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

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Ever since statin guidelines were revised to urge physicians to prescribe high-intensity statins rather than treating to a specific LDL target, the debate has continued: is the “fire ...

Moderate-intensity statin with ezetimibe combination therapy was confirmed to be effective on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction in patients at very high risk of atherosclerotic ...

Two new studies published this week highlight the successes, as well as the disappointments, in the battle to get patients to take a high-intensity statin for secondary prevention. In the “good news” ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, a large collaborative team of researchers investigated the factors associated with the increased risk of diabetes due to statin use, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Individuals with severe hypercholesterolemia have a fivefold higher long-term risk for coronary heart disease ...

Patients who received high-intensity statin therapy had a 23% elevated risk for developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared to those on low-intensity statins, the results of a large study showed. In ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Statins may lower venous blood clot risk in perimenopausal women with recent hormone therapy exposure.

From 2011 to 2014 the use of high-intensity statins following hospitalization for myocardial infarction (MI) increased progressively, according to a study published in Journal of the American College ...