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

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

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Younger women are at higher risk of heart problems due to mental health, warns a study. The American research suggests that ...

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

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

A low-carb keto diet may not increase the risk of heart disease, despite elevated cholesterol levels, a new study suggests.

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

But these microscopic troublemakers have hidden ... Changing Cholesterol Over Time Tied to Risk of Dementia Jan. 29, 2025 — Older adults whose cholesterol changes over time may be more likely to ...

Statin therapy significantly reduced the risk of all CVEs (RR 0.83; 95% CI 0.76 to 0.91) and the risk of ischemic stroke (RR 0.79; 95% CI 0.63 to 0.99). Statin therapy did not significantly reduce ...