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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Dr. Charles Hennekens, a medical school professor and heart disease researcher at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla., says too many patients at high risk of heart attacks and stroke are ...

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 ...

Lifetime use of standard statin increased QALYs by 0.24 to 0.70, with further increase seen for higher-intensity statins. HealthDay News — Statin therapy improves health outcomes and is cost-effective ...

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 ...