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2. New Analysis Finds Millions of People on Statins May ... - AOL

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   Statins and heart disease in brief. Healthline spoke with Cheng-Han Chen, MD, a board-certified interventional cardiologist and medical director of the Structural Heart Program at MemorialCare ...

3. 17 million US adults may no longer receive statin therapy for ...

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   These guidelines recommend statin therapy for adults between forty and seventy-five who have diabetes, high cholesterol levels, or an estimated 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk ...

4. Fewer people may need statins to prevent heart disease, new ...

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   Using PREVENT to calculate the 10-year risk for developing heart disease, the researchers determined that some 40% fewer people would have met the criteria for a statin prescription. In other ...

5. Statin - Wikipedia

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   Lovastatin, a compound isolated from Aspergillus terreus, was the first statin to be marketed. Statins (or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) are a class of medications that reduce illness and mortality in people who are at high risk of cardiovascular disease. They are the most commonly prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs.

6. Atorvastatin - Wikipedia

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   Atorvastatin is a statin medication used to prevent cardiovascular disease in those at high risk and to treat abnormal lipid levels. [4] For the prevention of cardiovascular disease, statins are a first-line treatment. [4] It is taken by mouth. [4] Common side effects include joint pain, diarrhea, heartburn, nausea, and muscle pains. [4]

7. Hypercholesterolemia - Wikipedia

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   Statins should be used for primary prevention against macrovascular (coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, or peripheral vascular disease) complications in adults with type 2 diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors.

8. Statins may lower risk for heart disease and death ... - AOL

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   Statins reduce cardiovascular death risk in older adults. According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death for people 65 years and ...

9. JUPITER trial - Wikipedia

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   JUPITER was a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study investigating the use of rosuvastatin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. The trial focused on patients with normal low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels but increased levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP).