Obicetrapib given with high-intensity statins reduces LDL-C by 50 percent: Study Medha Baranwal3 Dec 2021 9:15 AM ISTUSA: Obicetrapib at doses of 5 and 10 mg largely reduced LDL-C in patients treated with high-intensity statins, according to results from the Rose...
Cholesterol lowering at younger age may be more rewarding, suggests JAMA study. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal24 Sept 2021 10:30 AM ISTGuidelines dictate us to treat all hypertensives in young age without need for any risk stratification. Has the time come to adopt a similar approach...
Eating handful of walnuts daily lowers bad cholesterol and reduces CVD risk: Study Hina Zahid31 Aug 2021 8:30 AM ISTUSA: Eating about half cup of walnuts every day for two years modestly lowered levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, known as "bad...
Addition of Pecan to the diet reduces cholesterol dramatically, finds study Hina Zahid25 Aug 2021 10:00 AM ISTAthens, Ga. - Addition of pecan, a tree nut to the diet dramatically improve a person's cholesterol levels, find University of Georgia researchers....
Alirocumab benefits CAD patients only if lipoprotein (a) levels elevated: Study Dr. Shravani Dali19 Aug 2021 9:15 AM ISTIn patients with recent acute coronary syndromes PCSK9 inhibitor alirocumab provides substantial clinical benefit only when lipoprotein(a)...
Statin use associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes: JAMA Study Medha Baranwal14 Jun 2021 11:45 AM ISTUSA: Statin use is associated with an increased type 2 diabetes risk but not with other pleiotropic effects of statin-induced decrease of the...
Achilles Tendon Softness may help detect Familial hypercholesterolemia Dr Kartikeya Kohli2 April 2021 11:45 AM ISTFamilial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominantly inherited disease characterized by markedly increased serum low-density...
ApoB and non-HDL cholesterol linked to MI and death risk in statin treated patients: JACC Medha Baranwal19 March 2021 7:30 AM ISTDenmark: Apolipoprotein B (apoB) and non-HDL cholesterol -- but not LDL cholesterol -- are associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction...
Evinacumab cuts LDL cholesterol by half in high risk patients: NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Nov 2020 11:00 AM ISTResearchers at Icahn School of Medicine of Mount Sinai have found in phase 2 study that the investigational drug evinacumab reduced low-density...
Benefit of Lipid lowering treatment extends to elderly as well: Lancet Medha Baranwal13 Nov 2020 10:42 AM ISTUSA: Amid the debate on clinical benefit of LDL cholesterol lowering treatment in older patients, a recent study has found the treatment to be equally...
Good cholesterol control improves cardiovascular outcomes in diabetes patients: JACC Medha Baranwal7 Nov 2020 11:40 AM ISTCanada: Lower LDL cholesterol in the first year after coronary revascularization in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients is associated with improved...
Statins may reduce cancer risk through mechanisms separate to cholesterol Hina Zahid19 Oct 2020 1:45 PM ISTCholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may reduce cancer risk in humans through a pathway unrelated to cholesterol, says a study published today in...
