A National Institute of Health-supported study found that statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering medications, may offset the high risk of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV by more than a third, potentially preventing one in five major cardiovascular events or premature deaths in this population. People living with HIV can have a 50-100% increased...
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Statin use cuts five-year stroke risk for patients with atrial fibrillation
by Lori Solomon Statin use is associated with a lower risk for incident stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) in a duration-dependent manner among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Heart Rhythm Association, held from April 16 to 18 in Barcelona, Spain. Jiayi Huang,...
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Statin use is associated with lower risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation
by European Society of Cardiology Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A region-wide study in more than 50,000 patients with atrial fibrillation has found reduced risks of stroke and transient ischemic attack in those who started statins within a year of diagnosis compared with those who did not. The findings are presented at EHRA 2023, a scientific congress of...
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Statin use low for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
by Elana Gotkine Statin use is low for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), with the lowest use seen among Black and Hispanic adults, according to a study published online March 22 in JAMA Cardiology. Joshua A. Jacobs, Pharm.D., from the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah in Salt Lake...