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More than half of people taking statins may have suboptimal improvement in LDL cholesterol

There was a significantly increased risk of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and cardiovascular disease-related death in patients with a suboptimal response to statins compared with those with an optimal response.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/23/1.htm
23 Apr 2019

Statins appear to benefit all ages, may be less helpful for primary prevention in the elderly

A meta-analysis by the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' Collaboration looked at the effect of statins on major vascular events, cause-specific mortality, and cancer incidence.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/12/4.htm
12 Feb 2019

Lower-dose statins plus combination therapies may be an alternative for patients intolerant of or unresponsive to high-dose statins

Clinicians could cautiously consider using a lower-intensity statin combined with a bile acid sequestrant or ezetimibe for high-risk patients intolerant of or unresponsive to statins, a meta-analysis found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/11/1.htm
11 Feb 2014

Statin treatment reduced cardiovascular events more than hypertension drugs in intermediate-risk patients, study finds

An accompanying editorial said that the results of this trial support the benefits of statins for primary prevention and a risk-based approach to prescribing, rather than one based on LDL levels.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/05/1.htm
5 Apr 2016

Statins associated with slightly higher diabetes risk

New report assesses health in every U.S. county
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/23/4.htm
23 Feb 2010

Statin challenges may allow some with myalgia to continue their regimen

In patients who had had myalgia while taking statins, double-blind, crossover comparisons objectively determined whether the drug was truly causing the problem and allowed the patients to continue therapy, a proof-of-concept study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/04/2.htm
4 Mar 2014

Statins worked even for MI patients with low LDL

Statin therapy was beneficial for post-myocardial infarction patients who had low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels under 70, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/04/5.htm
4 Oct 2011

Statins may reduce recurrence risk after radical prostatectomy

Not too late to earn Medicare bonus payment
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/29/7.htm
29 Jun 2010

Statins after stroke not associated with intracerebral hemorrhage

Taking statins following an ischemic stroke was not associated with an increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhage, researchers found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/20/2.htm
20 Sep 2011

Preprocedural statins reduce risk of postprocedure cardiovascular events

Tiotropium improves asthma symptoms as well as salmeterol
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/09/28/5.htm
28 Sep 2010

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