Douglas S. Paauw, MD DISCLOSURES | August 08, 2024 Recently, a patient of mine was hospitalized with chest pain. She was diagnosed with an acute coronary syndrome and started on a statin in addition to a beta-blocker, aspirin, and clopidogrel. After discharge, she had symptoms of dizziness and recurrent chest pain and her first thought...
John M. Mandrola, MD DISCLOSURES | August 08, 2024 The new American Heart Association Predicting Risk of cardiovascular disease EVENTs (PREVENT) equation outperforms the standard pooled cohort equation (PCE). But there is a problem. A big one, actually. The new score incorporates kidney function and social situation, and it eliminates race from the estimate. It...
Written by Alyssa Billingsley, PharmD | Reviewed by Amy B. Gragnolati, PharmD, BCPSUpdated on July 9, 2024 Key takeaways: Some people may be hesitant to take statins because of cholesterol medicine side effects. But statins are generally well-tolerated. Over 80% of people taking them report experiencing no side effects. Side effects can also vary by...
Over a period of 5 years, the likelihood of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with psoriasis and dyslipidemia who were on statin therapy was 40% greater than that in non-psoriasis patients with dyslipidemia on statin therapy, even after adjusting for covariates, results from a large retrospective study showed. “It is well-established that psoriasis...
Written by Brian Leonard, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP | Reviewed by Stacia Woodcock, PharmD Key takeaways: Statins are a group of medications used to treat high cholesterol and lower the risk of heart attack and stroke. Examples include atorvastatin (Lipitor), rosuvastatin (Crestor), and simvastatin (Zocor, FloLipid).Statins can cause muscle pain. In rare cases, muscle damage that...
Statins reduce the risk of dying from the alcohol-related condition by 43% Doctors are reluctant to prescribe as statins cause abnormal liver enzymes Past research shows drugs reduce death from hepatitis B or C, and infections Statins may improve liver scarring and reduce scar tissue accumulations’ onset Experts say results are promising and they hope...
AN injection that lowers cholesterol to protect against heart attacks will be available within six years, doctors hope. The once-a-year jab, now being tested in clinical trials, would end the need to take daily statin pills for millions of patients. It works by boosting the body’s ability to remove cholesterol from the blood, cutting levels...
Red yeast rice (RYR) is contained in dietary supplements that are often used by patients with high cholesterol, and it is often proposed as an alternative therapy in those who experience side effects from statins. A new study found that it is not a good choice for statin-intolerant patients: RYR was linked with muscle and...
