By Naomi Thomas, CNN Updated 10:33 AM ET, Mon August 29, 2022 Statins are an important tool to prevent major cardiovascular problems, but many patients stop taking them because of side effects, including muscle pain. However, for more than 90% of patients on statins who experience muscle pain, the statin is not the cause of...
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Do Statins Increase Your Risk for Dementia?
Written by Jennifer Arnouville, DO, FAAFP | Reviewed by Katie E. Golden, MDUpdated on July 7, 2022 No, statins do not increase dementia risk. They may even protect against it. Statins are among the most frequently prescribed medications. Some people taking statins report side effects, including memory loss. In 2012, the FDA even added memory...
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Do older adults using statins have lower risk of developing Parkinsonism later?
by American Academy of Neurology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Parkinsonism is a term for a group of neurological conditions that cause movement problems including tremors, slowed movement and stiffness, with Parkinson’s disease being one of the better knowns causes. A new study suggests that older people taking statin drugs have a lower chance of developing...
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Statins Tied to Diabetes Progression
Statin use is associated with increased likelihood of diabetes progression, according to a new matched cohort analysis of data from the Department of Veteran Affairs. Patients with diabetes who were on statins were more likely to begin taking insulin, become hyperglycemic, and to develop acute glycemic complications, and they were also more likely to be...
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Being in treatment with statins reduces COVID-19 mortality by 22% to 25%
UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI IMAGE: THE RESEARCHER LLUÍS MASANA HAS LED THE STUDY. Coronavirus has infected more than 40 million people around the world and has caused more than a million deaths in less than a year. Moreover, it is still not clear why some people who contract the virus show no symptoms whereas others...
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Icosapent ethyl found to significantly reduce revascularizations in statin patients
by Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Patients with high lipid levels have an increased risk for ischemic events, despite statin therapy. Findings presented as late-breaking science during the SCAI 2020 Scientific Sessions Virtual Conference revealed that for statin-treated patients with elevated triglycerides and increased cardiovascular risk, icosapent ethyl significantly reduced first and subsequent revascularizations...
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Stopping statins may increase cardiovascular risk
By Maria Cohut Fact checked by Isabel Godfrey A large new study following thousands of participants found that older people who stop taking statins have a significantly increased risk of hospital admission due to cardiovascular problems. Statins are a class of drugs that people take to keep their blood cholesterol levels under control. Aside from this,...
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Prescription fish oil pill lowers heart attack risk in those already on statins
by Alan Mozes, Healthday Reporter (HealthDay) —Patients who have high triglycerides and take cholesterol-lowering statins to lower their risk for heartattack or stroke can cut that risk by another 30 percent by adding a high-dose omega-3 fatty acid pill, investigators report. The prescription drug, called Vascepa, is not to be confused with over-the-counter dietary omega-3 (often fish oil) supplements. Such supplements typically contain far lower doses of the critical omega-3...
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Statins overprescribed for primary prevention
Even healthy people who don’t suffer from a cardiovascular disease are prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, known as statins, if they meet certain risk criteria. However, for years the use of statins for primary prevention has been hotly debated among experts. “Ultimately, this measure helps to prevent heart attacks or strokes in only a few cases. But...
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New risk calculator could change the aspirin, statins, and blood pressure medications some people take
More than 11 million people may need to reconsider taking medications to avoid heart attack and stroke, according to new research that says current guidelines overestimate risk for some people, but underestimate risk for others, especially African-Americans. Right now, doctors can consult a calculator found online or in electronic health records to decide whether patients...