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Statins are drugs used to lower cholesterol. Your body needs some cholesterol to work properly. But if you have too much in your blood, it can stick to the walls of your arteries, narrowing or even blocking them.

Daily statin medication could improve cardiovascular outcomes in people with HIV

A National Institutes of Health clinical trial was stopped early because a daily statin medication was found to reduce the increased risk of cardiovascular disease among people living with HIV in the first large-scale clinical study to test a primary cardiovascular prevention strategy in this population.

11 Apr 2023

ACC to host annual Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient course

The American College of Cardiology will host the annual Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient course on April 14-16, 2023, in Washington, DC.

10 Apr 2023

Statins do not exacerbate muscle injury or pain after moderate-intensity exercise

Statin therapy does not exacerbate muscle injury, pain or fatigue in people engaging in moderate-intensity exercise, such as walking, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

3 Apr 2023

Benefiting the health of people with diabetes: The WHO Global Diabetes Compact targets

Researchers described the targets of the World Health Organization's (WHOs) Global Diabetes Compact to improve the health outcomes for all individuals affected by this fatal, non-communicable disease.

17 Mar 2023

Heart Foundation urges Australians with high cholesterol not to reject life-saving statins

The Heart Foundation is asking Australians with high cholesterol not to refuse to take life-saving statin medication after a new international study found that 1 in 5 people refuse their prescribed statins.

16 Mar 2023

Cholesterol-lowering drugs show potential to reduce heart disease in sleep apnea patients

A new study by Columbia University researchers suggests that cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins have the potential to reduce heart disease in people with obstructive sleep apnea regardless of the use of CPAP machines during the night.

13 Mar 2023

Investigating treat-to-target low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol versus high-intensity statins for coronary artery disease

In a recent study published in JAMA, researchers investigated whether treat-to-target (TTT) low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) therapy was inferior to administering statins of high intensity for clinical outcomes in the long term among coronary artery disease (CAD) patients.

8 Mar 2023

Statin-related residual inflammation predicts cardiovascular events and mortality

A recent Lancet study assessed the importance of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) as risk predictors of cardiovascular death, cardiovascular events, and all-cause death among patients subjected to statins.

7 Mar 2023

A measure of residual inflammatory risk may be a powerful predictor of future cardiovascular events

New evidence released today from a study of 31,245 patients already taking statin therapy indicates that inflammation may be a more powerful predictor of risk of future cardiovascular events-;such as heart attack and stroke -; than "bad" cholesterol.

6 Mar 2023

LDL cholesterol levels reduced by oral PCSK9 inhibitor in phase 2 trial

MK-0616, an experimental oral proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor, met its primary endpoint and substantially reduced levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in people with high cholesterol and/or heart disease related to clogged arteries, in a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

6 Mar 2023

Automated reminders improve guideline-based statin prescribing practices

Patients with cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease, stroke or peripheral arterial disease, were significantly more likely to be prescribed guideline-recommended high-intensity statin therapy if their clinician was sent an automated reminder with information about their cardiovascular disease history, prior statin use and history of statin associated side effects, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

5 Mar 2023

Study: Over 20% of patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease refuse to take statin medications

Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, killing someone in the United States every 34 seconds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

28 Feb 2023

Preventing, diagnosing, and treating cardiovascular disease in women

An article published in the journal Medical Clinics of North America provides recent updates on cardiovascular disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in women.

8 Feb 2023

Cardiovascular risk in psoriasis, the association between psoriatic inflammation and atherosclerosis, and the cardiovascular-risk-reducing effects of biologics

Researchers explored the impact of biological interventions in reducing cardiovascular risk among psoriasis patients.

6 Feb 2023

Combined glucocorticoid steroids and statin therapy may be safer for the treatment of preterm birth

Potentially life-saving steroids commonly given to preterm babies also increase the risk of long-term cardiovascular problems, but a new study in rats has found that if given in conjunction with statins, their positive effects remain while the potential negative side-effects are 'weeded out'.

2 Feb 2023

Consuming soy flour rich in protein B-conglycinin could reduce LDL cholesterol levels

A protein in soybeans blocks the production of a liver enzyme involved in the metabolism of triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein, scientists found in a recent study.

23 Jan 2023

Association between coronary artery calcium dispersion and mortality

Scientists determine whether the estimation of coronary artery calcium dispersion could determine all-cause and causes of specific mortality.

17 Jan 2023

Early intervention key to managing diabetes, cardiorenal, and metabolic diseases

A panel of US-based experts in cardiology, nephrology, endocrinology, and primary care has prepared specific recommendations for early identification and intervention in obesity, diabetes, and other cardiorenal and metabolic diseases. A detailed report on recommended strategies has been published in the Journal of Diabetes and its Complications.

4 Jan 2023

Revised guidelines for diabetes care

A recent Diabetes Care journal paper summarized the latest recommendations offered to people with diabetes to improve their health and well-being.

15 Dec 2022

A family death during the holidays prompts questions and reflection

It wasn't the Thanksgiving holiday any of us had expected. Two weeks before, my 94-year-old father-in-law, Melvin Zax, suffered a stroke after receiving dialysis and was rushed to a hospital near his residence in western New York.

8 Dec 2022