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Recently, experts designed a new, more accurate equation called Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events (PREVENT). ... “17.3 million adults recommended statins based on the PCEs would ...
A new way of determining heart disease risk may result in millions fewer people getting prescriptions for statins, according to new research. ... Looking at data from 3,785 adults, ages 40 to 75 ...
Researchers further estimated that the statin recommendations for U.S. adults would drop from 45.4 million to 28.3 million with a change from PCEs to PREVENT equations. They also noted that many ...
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]
Nevertheless, statins seem safe and effective, [54] [55] and in older children may be used as in adults. [6] [53] An expert panel in 2006 advised on early combination therapy with LDL apheresis, statins, and cholesterol absorption inhibitors in children with homozygous FH at the highest risk. [56]
While doctors agree that statins are safe, some people have concerns about taking them. Here's what you need to know about these common medications. Only 35% of people eligible for statins use ...
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]
New research from the University of Hong Kong found that statins effectively lowered the risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among adults 60 years of age and older — including people ...