Ten years after learning their polygenic risk score, patients had fewer events—perhaps due to greater use of statin therapy.

Those in the low cholesterol group who took statins were even less likely to develop the disorder, reducing their risk by a further 12 per cent. The authors said their findings 'underscore the crucial ...

Not everyone is sold on the benefits of early ezetimibe use, especially given the modest effect seen in IMPROVE-IT.

However, researchers believe they’ve uncovered the new "gold standard" of treatment for high-risk patients. RELATED: Take ...

Though high cholesterol may contribute to the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia (ADRD), taking a statin did not seem to protect people from the disease, a study finds. The ...

A one-year prospective study found no correlation between atherosclerosis and extremely high cholesterol levels in 100 ...

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A new study found that adding a second drug early after a heart attack may save lives. Those who added ezetimibe to a statin ...

Statins have been used safely for years. They help to lower LDL-C "bad" cholesterol by reducing the production of it by the ...

The largest study to date suggests that patients at high risk for heart attacks and strokes should begin immediate treatment ...

The lipophilic statin group had slightly better outcomes than ... using statins helped to decrease the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma by 57%. Statin-using participants with cirrhosis saw ...