Study: Older adults have better outcomes on statins
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 10, 2024
Older adults, regardless of whether they have cardiovascular disease, have better outcomes if they take a statin. However, medication lowered the risk less in people without previous cardiovascular disease,...
Dementia panel adds vision loss, high cholesterol to list of modifiable risk factors
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 31, 2024
The 2024 Lancet commission has added vision loss and high cholesterol to the existing 12 modifiable risk factors for dementia, in a new update.
New VA program to target 30K veterans for improved cholesterol care
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2023
U.S. veterans with cardiovascular disease and stubborn high cholesterol are the focus of a new program that aims to lower their risk of recurrent heart attack or stroke.
Statins have fewer side effects than many believe: study
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 18, 2022
Less than 10% of patients are intolerant to statins, a proportion far lower than previous estimates suggest, according to the world’s largest study of the issue.
Clinical ‘wake-up call’: Hispanics, Latinos remain undertreated for cardiovascular risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 05, 2021
“I didn’t expect the numbers to be so dismal,” says the author of a study of stroke survivors from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
Women face higher 5-year mortality after heart attack, receive fewer interventions, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 02, 2020
Women are also seen less frequently by cardiovascular specialists while in the hospital and less likely to be prescribed blood pressure- or cholesterol-lowering drugs than men, a Canadian study finds.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, February 28
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 27, 2020
Kidney transplantation benefits outweigh risks for elderly, study finds … Sugary drinks a sour choice for maintaining normal cholesterol levels … Early onset dementia skyrockets among younger patients...
‘Nudges’ effective in helping statin-takers stick to their regimen
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 14, 2019
A phone call, email or text successfully prompts statin-takers to fill their first prescription and stick with their medication regimen, say researchers.
Lowering cholesterol and blood pressure slashes lifetime cardiac risk by 80%
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 03, 2019
A sustained effort to lower cholesterol and blood pressure can dramatically reduce the lifetime chance of developing cardiovascular disease.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, September 4
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 03, 2019
Aspirin not recommended for people over age 70 … New guidelines endorse lowering LDL cholesterol levels ‘as much as possible’ … ‘Hunger hormone’ linked to memory in Alzheimer’s...