Tag: Statins
Statins Reduce Risk of Mortality in Multiple Myeloma
Reduced risk of both all-cause and multiple myeloma-specific mortality in cohort of veterans
Both Statin, Non-Statin Therapies Effective for Lowering LDL
Dietary changes, other meds, and even surgery can lower cardiovascular risk similarly to statins
European, American Guidelines Lead to Different Recs for Statins
Quantification of CAC score can improve stratification for those at high, low risk for events
Too Few Diabetes Patients Receiving Statins
Two in five middle-aged patients don't get the medications, despite recommendations to do so
Review of Evidence Confirms Efficacy of Statin Therapy
Larger absolute benefits for prolonged therapy; benefits outweigh rare cases of adverse events
Disease-Guided Approach Ups Specificity of Statin Treatment
Improvement in specificity for coronary heart disease events with CAC-, cPB-guided reclassification
Statin Use Tied to Reduced Risk of Parkinson’s in Diabetes
Protective effects for all statins, except lovastatin; evidence of dose-dependent trend
Baseline ALT, AST Frequently Assessed With Statin Initiation
Baseline testing rates 89.3, 88.8 percent for alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase
Statins Could Help Boost Survival Among Cancer Patients
Study found an association -- but no proof -- of prolonged survival
ALT Levels Within Normal Range Linked to Cardiovascular Events
Incident cardiovascular events were highest for those in the lowest tertile of baseline ALT
