Search results for "Cholesterol"
Outpatient stroke prevention clinics may be as effective as organized inpatient care
Outpatient stroke prevention clinics may be as effective as organized inpatient care in patients who have had an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/27/7.htm
27 Sep 2011
Managing the elderly with cardiovascular disease
As patients are living longer, they're seeking more care for their cardiovascular diseases, as well as the accompanying comorbities such as diabetes. Effective therapy works in the older population, say the experts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/CVD.htm
1 Oct 2011
MKSAP Quiz: establish care for diabetes and hypertension
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 60-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension who seeks to establish medical care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/04/3.htm
4 Oct 2011
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
MRIs safe for ICDs and pacemakers, if proper protocol followed
Magnetic resonance imaging can be performed safely in patients with certain pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators as long as expert staff are on hand to monitor and intervene if needed, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/04/6.htm
4 Oct 2011
Statins not associated with intracerebral hemorrhage, meta-analysis indicates
A recent meta-analysis found no evidence of an association between statins and intracerebral hemorrhage.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/25/1.htm
25 Oct 2011
HIV comes of age as disease of mid-to-late life
Protease inhibitors revolutionized HIV management, morphing it from a death sentence to a chronic, manageable condition. Medical issues have since grown more complex as doctors consider how HIV interacts with aging, and how aging interacts with these sometimes toxic drugs used to control the virus.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/11/HIV.htm
1 Nov 2011
Niacin added to statin therapy doesn't reduce cardiovascular events, study finds
Adding niacin to statin therapy didn't reduce cardiovascular events in high-risk patients despite improvements in cholesterol levels, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/22/1.htm
22 Nov 2011
Statins may be more cost-effective than stress testing to determine primary CHD prevention in some patients
Treating all intermediate-risk patients with high-potency generic statins to prevent coronary heart disease may be more cost-effective than basing treatment on noninvasive stress testing, a new study indicates.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/13/4.htm
13 Dec 2011
Framing risks, benefits perilous for physicians and patients
A new column debuts, outlining how physicians can properly frame risks and benefits of treatments so patients can make the best medical decisions for themselves. In this column, risk calculators are explained so the “number needed to treat” isn't so murky to a woman considering statins.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/gray.htm
1 Jan 2012