If you have high cholesterol, there's a good chance your doctor has recommended statins to get your numbers back into a healthier range and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. But what's the ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Ever since statin guidelines were revised to urge physicians to prescribe high-intensity statins rather than treating to a specific LDL target, the debate has continued: is the “fire ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Overall statin use among adults with chronic kidney disease is high, yet there have been only modest increases ...

Patients with cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease, stroke or peripheral arterial disease, were significantly more likely to be prescribed guideline-recommended high-intensity statin therapy ...

From 2011 to 2014 the use of high-intensity statins following hospitalization for myocardial infarction (MI) increased progressively, according to a study published in Journal of the American College ...

How secondary prevention statins are given to push LDL cholesterol levels lower, whether in a high-intensity statin regimen or by dosage titration to meet LDL targets, may make little difference to ...

Given the expansive contemporary role of statins for primary cardiovascular (CVD) prevention, the language in the new US Preventive Services Task Force draft guidance on their use in that setting may ...

Two new studies published this week highlight the successes, as well as the disappointments, in the battle to get patients to take a high-intensity statin for secondary prevention. In the “good news” ...