enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Older adults over age 70 should consider taking statins ...

   www.aol.com/older-adults-over-age-70-151519096.html

   Overall, our findings suggest that more people over 70 years of age should be considered for statin treatment.” — Borislava Mihaylova, DPhil “Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause ...

3. Statin - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statin

   They recommended selective use of low-to-moderate doses statins in the same adults who have a calculated 10-year cardiovascular disease event risk of 7.5–10% or greater. [22] In people over the age of 70, statins decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease but only in those with a history of heavy cholesterol blockage in their arteries. [24]

4. Atorvastatin - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atorvastatin

   Statins with shorter half-lives are more effective when taken in the evening, so their peak effect occurs when the body's natural cholesterol production is at its highest. A recent meta-analysis suggested that statins with longer half-lives, including atorvastatin, may also be more effective at lowering LDL cholesterol if taken in the evening. [40]

5. Lipid-lowering agent - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipid-lowering_agent

   Lipid-lowering agents, also sometimes referred to as hypolipidemic agents, cholesterol-lowering drugs, or antihyperlipidemic agents are a diverse group of pharmaceuticals that are used to lower the level of lipids and lipoproteins, such as cholesterol, in the blood (hyperlipidemia). The American Heart Association recommends the descriptor ...

6. Why Women are Less Likely to be Prescribed Cholesterol ...

   www.aol.com/why-women-less-likely-prescribed...

   Cholesterol-lowering medications such as statins are recommended for both men and women with coronary artery disease. They can help reduce symptoms and prevent heart attacks and death.

7. Cholesterol - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesterol

   [104] [105] For men ages 45 to 65 and women ages 55 to 65, a cholesterol test should occur every 1–2 years, and for seniors over age 65, an annual test should be performed. [ 104 ] A blood sample after 12-hours of fasting is taken by a healthcare professional from an arm vein to measure a lipid profile for a) total cholesterol, b) HDL ...

8. Lovastatin - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovastatin

   Use during pregnancy may harm the baby and use during breastfeeding is not recommended. [3] It works by decreasing the liver's ability to produce cholesterol by blocking the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase. [2] Lovastatin was patented in 1979 and approved for medical use in 1987. [4] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines ...

9. Why CVS Charges $133 More Than Costco for Generic Lipitor - AOL

   www.aol.com/news/2013-04-03-cvs-costco-generic...

   Jb Reed, Bloomberg via Getty Images By Emily Jane Fox CVS (CVS) charges $150 for a monthly prescription of the generic version of the cholesterol drug Lipitor. The same drug goes for $17 at Costco.