More than 25 years of clinical trial data have established statins as first-line therapy for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. With regard to low-density ...
But, for millions of people, statins simply don't do enough. Melinda Wenner Moyer explores ongoing efforts to develop new cholesterol-lowering drugs in light of clues that cardiovascular health is ...
Statins have both lipid-modifying and anti-inflammatory effects and are established in the general prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease; their role in rheumatoid arthritis ...
I’ve been advised to go on statins to lower my cholesterol. I ask the experts whether they’re a quick fix – or a risk to my health Statins are medications used to lower the level of ...
UK investigators looked at 165,000 patients on statins and found that for one in two, the drugs had too little effect on bad cholesterol - one of the big risk factors for heart disease.
A new study in the Lancet attempted to calm fears about the side-effects of statins in people at low risk of heart disease – but seems to have reignited a bitter row in the medical ...
Michael Mosley talks to two experts with very different opinions on whether we should take statins to reduce our risk of a heart attack or stroke. Statins reduce so-called ‘bad cholesterol’ or ...