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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Lifetime treatment with statins is a cost-effective therapy across a wide range of elderly patients with and without cardiovascular disease, according to an analysis published this week in Heart.

Older patients who have been discharged from the hospital after myocardial infarction are at a significantly lower risk of all-cause mortality if treated with high-intensity lipid-lowering therapy, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Running, cycling, HIIT, and jumping rope are all examples of cardio exercise proven to improve cholesterol profiles. Weight lifting, whether at a gym with machines or at home with your bodyweight, can ...