Tag: Statins
Taking Lipid-Lowering Meds Tied to Lower Risk for Cancer Death
Adherence inversely linked to mortality related to breast cancer, CRC, melanoma in women
Use of Common Meds Tied to Lower Lung Cancer Mortality
Combined use of aspirin, statins, metformin tied to lower lung cancer risk and mortality
Outcomes Worse for Women With MI at 50 Years or Younger
Women less likely to undergo coronary revascularization, receive guideline-directed medical treatment
Guidelines Updated for Managing Dyslipidemia to Cut CVD Risk
Moderate-dose statin therapy recommended for patients with 10-year CVD risk ≥12 percent
Pitavastatin Effective for Lowering Lipids
Review shows it is more powerful for LDL cholesterol lowering than atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, and fluvastatin
Statin Use May Cut All-Cause, CVD Mortality in Those 75 and Older
Reductions in risk seen for all-cause, CV mortality and composite of atherosclerotic CV events
ACC: Statins Cut Heart Failure Risk in Early Breast Cancer Treatment
Risk for heart failure hospital visit declined with statins for women receiving anthracyclines, trastuzumab
Statin Use May Reduce Mortality in High-Risk Prostate Cancer
Statin use alone or in combination with metformin tied to lower all-cause, prostate cancer mortality
Some Lifestyle Changes Suffer With Start of Meds to Cut CV Risk
Likelihood of becoming obese, physically inactive increased for initiators of antihypertensives, statins
Current Statin Use May Lower Risk for Lethal Prostate Cancer
Strong inverse association found for PTEN-null cancer but not for PTEN-intact cancers
