Dear Doctor: Is starting statin drugs effective for people older than 75?
There haven’t been many studies about starting statins in people as old as you. However, I can tell you that an 84-year-old ...
Consumer Reports10 天
Should children take statin drugs to lower their cholesterol?
Most statin drugs are FDA-approved for children and teens under age 18, but only if they have a genetic condition that cause extremely high levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol. Yet in 2009 ...
NIH Scientists Unmask the Hidden Secrets of “Bad” Cholesterol
The findings could lead to more tailored treatments for cardiovascular disease. Scientists at the Institutes of Health (NIH) ...
Medscape12 天
Do We Need Cardiovascular Risk Equations to Guide Statin Use?
To estimate that risk, doctors use equations that include different risk factors, such as age, cholesterol levels, and blood ...
C&EN5 天
Cholesterol-wrapping lipoprotein gets a closer look
Structures of ApoB100 show LDL receptor contact points ...
National Geographic news13 天
Can your cholesterol drop too low?
to lower their cholesterol levels. Newer PCSK9 inhibitor drugs can drop levels even further. Someone in the United States dies from heart disease every 33 seconds. It remains the number one killer ...