Statin Adherence and Mortality in Octogenarians
Among patients aged 80 or older, high adherence to statins after a myocardial infarction appears...
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Statin Use Cuts Risks for Postsurgical Kidney Injuries
Preoperative statin use appears to be associated with a decreased risk of postoperative acute...
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A New Guideline for Treating Hypertriglyceridemia
Hypertriglyceridemia can substantially increase the likelihood of patients developing heart...
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Heart Medications & Pneumonia Outcomes
Statin use appears to decrease mortality and reduce length of stay in patients hospitalized with...
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Can Statins Reduce Cancer-Related Mortality?
Use of statins in patients with 13 different types of cancer appears to be associated with reduced...
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Counseling Improves Adherence to Lipid-Lowering Therapy
Counseling patients about heart disease risk factors when prescribing statins appears to improve...
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Counseling Improves Adherence to Lipid-Lowering Therapy
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk-factor counseling of patients with indications for statin...
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Statin Use May Reduce Parkinson’s Risk
A small prospective analysis suggests that statin use appears to modestly reduce the risk of...
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Heart Rhythm 2012
Examining Criteria for ICD Primary Prevention Therapy The Particulars: Studies have suggested that...
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Conference Highlights: ACC.12
New research was recently presented at ACC.12, the annual scientific meeting of the American...
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Statins Improve Brain Injury Survival Rates by 76%
Patients taking cholesterol-lowering statins when admitted to the hospital for a brain injury are...
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Analyzing Poor Medication Adherence After MI
Approximately, 1.5 million cases of myocardial infarction (MI) occur each year. An estimated 5% to...
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Reducing Cardiovascular Events After PCI
Research has shown that when compared with moderate-dose statins, intensive statin therapy can...
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