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2. Statin - Wikipedia

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   According to the 2015 Cochrane systematic review, atorvastatin showed greater cholesterol-lowering effect in women than in men compared to rosuvastatin. [49] In children, statins are effective at reducing cholesterol levels in those with familial hypercholesterolemia. [50] Their long term safety is, however, unclear.

3. You can lower your cholesterol by up to 25% with diet and ...

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   A systematic review found it brought lower total cholesterol of 12.3% to 31.3% and lower LDL of 7.6% to 40.8%. “It seems to have some effect on decreasing cholesterol, but the research is not as ...

4. Dyslipidemia: What It Is & How to Treat It - AOL

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   High cholesterol levels can cause arcus senilis, which presents as a gray-white ring around your eyes. ... Statins are medications that can lower cholesterol by reducing the body's production of ...

5. Got high cholesterol? Here are 5 ways to manage it.

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   Statins “help reduce the risk of plaque ruptures and stabilize the blood vessels” in addition to reducing cholesterol, Serwer says. These medications are a “first-line therapy, after diet ...

6. JUPITER trial - Wikipedia

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   The trial analyzed 17,802 patients without evidence of heart disease but with high CRP levels. In 2008, results presented at the American Heart Association meeting and published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) found that patients with low-to-normal LDL cholesterol receiving rosuvastatin had a lower rate of major cardiovascular events.

7. Low-density lipoprotein - Wikipedia

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   Statins reduce high levels of LDL particles by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase in cells, the rate-limiting step of cholesterol synthesis. To compensate for the decreased cholesterol availability, synthesis of LDL receptors (including hepatic) is increased, resulting in an increased clearance of LDL particles from the extracellular water ...