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<![CDATA[Delayed Statin Initiation Following Detection of High LDL-C Raises Risk of Heart Attack]]>
26 Sep 2025 20:10 GMT
… risk. Patients may resist beginning statin treatment for incidental dyslipidemia, and may … non-diabetic individuals not initiating statins when dyslipidemia is discovered. However … L. Many Patients With Statin Intolerance Self-Medicate, Despite No Link to …
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Dear Doctor: Latest 6 months of data showed 88% of people hospitalized with COVID were not vaccinated
26 Sep 2025 13:43 GMT
… 47;underlying-conditions.html.) The FDA has estimated that between one … the vaccine directly from your doctor is a good option, … be a good alternative to medication to treat symptomatic conditions, … and you could consider a statin drug to slow expansion of the …
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Examining PREVENT Equations’ Effect on Statin Eligibility
26 Sep 2025 10:50 GMT
… disease rates globally. Statins, widely prescribed to … Cardiovascular Risk, Statin Eligibility, Preventive Medicine, Health Equity, Personalized Treatment.
Tags: … health implications of statinsrisk thresholds for statin prescriptionstatin therapy …
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High cholesterol? Cardiologists reveal two everyday foods can reduce LDL levels and support long-term heart health like statins
26 Sep 2025 05:29 GMT
… cardiovascular complications. While statins are a widely prescribed medication for managing cholesterol … heart-protective benefits comparable to statins. Here’s a detailed look … sterols and stanols: Nature’s statin alternatives
Source: British Foundation
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Are We Being Misled About the Benefits and Risks of Statins?
25 Sep 2025 15:02 GMT
… for example—to “present pharmaceutical drugs as a preferred solution … for preventive medicine. When doctors offer a cholesterol-lowering drug, “ … using statins would avoid a heart attack after statin treatment for … people to take their pills?
When asked, people …
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Statin Use in Early Pregnancy Not Linked to Congenital Malformations, New Study Shows
24 Sep 2025 19:09 GMT
… . Researchers categorized pregnancies as statin-exposed if a prescription was … safety profile of statins during early pregnancy. Traditionally, statins have been … childbearing age, highlighting that necessary treatment should not be automatically withheld …
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Medical Bulletin 24/September/2025
24 Sep 2025 19:10 GMT
… in the DIRECT PLUS trial—one of the most … the same one targeted by statins, drugs typically used to lower … in the journal npj digital medicine suggests that routine hospital … presentation complicates both prognosis and treatment decisions during the early …
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Pooled Cohort Equations vs PREVENT: Statin Exposure Alters ASCVD Risk Predictions
24 Sep 2025 00:56 GMT
… estimating baseline risk without treatment exposure.
Short History … Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medicine Center, and colleagues … population, regardless of statin exposure, PCE consistently … participants not treated with statins, PREVENT underestimated risk. …
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Should You Take Statins?
23 Sep 2025 13:11 GMT
… statin drug?
The muscle-related side effects from cholesterol-lowering statins … reports that, even in trials funded by Big Pharma, … in patients for whom statin treatment is recommended by current … or stroke, taking a statin medication is recommended, without …
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Treating High Cholesterol Could Become A One-And-Done Treatment
23 Sep 2025 13:47 GMT
… vaccines, insulin, and aspirin: Statins.
Since their introduction in the … s drug candidate, which is in a phase 1b trial, aims … in medicine from treatment to prevention, and he mentioned Verve’s trial. …
A one-and-done treatment to permanently lower cholesterol …