by Brandon Chase, Massachusetts General Hospital Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent clinical trial reveals how a daily statin pill may prevent heart attacks and strokes in people with HIV. In this substudy of the phase 3 Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE), a team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) discovered...
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Study finds one in five patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease refuse statin therapy
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, killing someone in the United States every 34 seconds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health...
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Study highlights lifelong benefits of statin therapy
by European Society of Cardiology Stopping statin treatment early could substantially reduce lifetime protection against heart disease since a large share of the benefit occurs later in life. That’s the finding of a modeling study presented at ESC Congress 2022. Lead author Dr. Runguo Wu of Queen Mary University of London, UK said: “The study...