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Statins are linked to better health outcomes in older adults over the age of 70 with or without previous cardiovascular disease, a new study finds. ... Research shows that statins may benefit ...
A new study finds even people over age 75 can get heart benefits from statins. Previously most clinical trials evaluating statins have not included people in this age group.
The study authors reported that for people younger than 60, 65% of women and 79% of men received cholesterol-lowering medication after diagnosis. Three years later, 52% of women and 78% of men ...
[5] [65] Over 5 years of treatment statins result in 75 cases of diabetes, 7.5 cases of bleeding stroke, and 5 cases of muscle damage per 10,000 people treated. [34] This could be due to the statins inhibiting the enzyme (HMG-CoA reductase), which is necessary to make cholesterol, but also for other processes, such as CoQ 10 production, which ...
In a Cochrane systematic review the dose-related magnitude of atorvastatin on blood lipids was determined. Over the dose range of 10 to 80 mg/day total cholesterol was reduced by 27.0% to 37.9%, LDL cholesterol by 37.1% to 51.7% and triglycerides by 18.0% to 28.3%. [103]
Like all statins, pravastatin works by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase, an enzyme found in liver that plays a role in producing cholesterol. [5] Pravastatin was patented in 1980 and approved for medical use in 1989. [6] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [7] It is available as a generic medication. [5]
A recent study by the National Center for Health Statistics revealed that a higher percentage of women 20 and older have high total cholesterol than men in the same age group, and the rates ...
Ezetimibe, sold under the brand name Zetia among others, is a medication used to treat high blood cholesterol and certain other lipid abnormalities. [3] [4] Generally it is used together with dietary changes and a statin. [5] Alone, it is less preferred than a statin. [4] It is taken by mouth. [4]