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  2. These Are the Statin Side Effects You Should Know About - AOL

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    This type of cholesterol can build up in your arteries, eventually blocking blood vessels and increasing the risk of heart attacks, stroke, and death. Atherosclerotic disease has been the leading ...

  3. Lipid hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The lipid hypothesis (also known as the cholesterol hypothesis) is a medical theory postulating a link between blood cholesterol levels and the occurrence of cardiovascular disease. A summary from 1976 described it as: "measures used to lower the plasma lipids in patients with hyperlipidemia will lead to reductions in new events of coronary ...

  4. Statin - Wikipedia

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    Side effects of statins include muscle pain, increased risk of diabetes, and abnormal blood levels of certain liver enzymes. [5] Additionally, they have rare but severe adverse effects, particularly muscle damage, and very rarely rhabdomyolysis. [6] [7]

  5. Berberine has potential benefits for heart health, such as lowering triglycerides (fat in the blood), total and LDL cholesterol, and systolic blood pressure, says Dr. Lona Sandon, PhD, RDN, LD, a ...

  6. Atorvastatin - Wikipedia

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    Like other statins, atorvastatin also reduces blood levels of triglycerides and slightly increases levels of HDL-cholesterol. In people with acute coronary syndrome, high-dose atorvastatin treatment may play a plaque-stabilizing role. [96] [97] At high doses, statins have anti-inflammatory effects, incite reduction of the necrotic plaque core ...

  7. These Are the Statin Side Effects You Should Know About - AOL

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    Part of the power of statins lies in the fact that they cause few side effects. “Generally, about 90 out of 100 people have no trouble with a stain,” says Dr. Blumenthal. ... Part of the power ...

  8. Simvastatin - Wikipedia

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    Simvastatin, sold under the brand name Zocor among others, is a statin, a type of lipid-lowering medication. [4] It is used along with exercise, diet, and weight loss to decrease elevated lipid levels. [4]

  9. 6 Myths About High Blood Pressure Experts Want You to Stop ...

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    “A common myth is that you will not develop high blood pressure if you do not have a family history of high blood pressure or heart disease,” says Marjorie Nolan Cohn, M.S., RD, LDN, a ...