Pitavastatin Promotes Heart Health in HIV Patients by Stabilizing Atherosclerotic Plaques, New Study Finds Medha Baranwal14 Dec 2024 8:00 AM ISTUSA: A secondary analysis of the REPRIEVE randomized clinical trial has shed light on pitavastatin's potential role in promoting atherosclerotic...
Statins associated with new-onset diabetes in dose-dependent manner: Lancet Medha Baranwal6 April 2024 9:45 AM ISTUSA: A meta-analysis of individual participant data has shed light on the effects of statin therapy on diagnoses of new-onset diabetes and worsening...
Is statin-induced diabetogenic effect related to statin type, dose, and initial glycemic status? Medha Baranwal4 April 2023 10:45 AM ISTSpain: A pooled analysis of 67 studies showed that statin treatment worsened glycemic control (HbA1c) and increased insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in...
Bempedoic acid reduces cholesterol and inflammation, similar to statin: Study Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran28 March 2023 9:45 AM ISTUSA: A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology has shown that bempedoic acid (BA), an ATP citrate lyase inhibitor, may...
Inflammation more strongly predicts adverse CV events and death than LDL-C in patients on statin therapy: Lancet Medha Baranwal17 March 2023 11:30 AM ISTUSA: A new meta-analysis shows that inflammation is a stronger predictor of future cardiovascular events and death for patients already on statins...
Refusal of high-risk patients to take statin common and tied to higher LDL cholesterol levels: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Over 20 percent of patients at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease refused to take statin medications; this trend was particularly...
Steroid and statin combo could reduce 'accelerated ageing' in preterm babies Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Feb 2023 8:00 AM ISTSteroids when given to preterm babies are often lifesaving but they also increase the risk of long-term cardiovascular problems.Researchers have found...
Six common dietary supplements no better than placebo for reducing LDL cholesterol and CVD risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Nov 2022 12:30 PM ISTAccording to American Heart Association 2022 statistics, elevated LDL cholesterol is a growing problem worldwide. Globally in 2020, there were 4.51...
Statins provide CV protection that greatly outweighs risk of muscle symptoms Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Sept 2022 9:15 AM ISTStatin therapy is administered for prevention of cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes. But some patients encounter muscle...
Role of Hypertriglyceridemia in Patients With Stroke of Atherothrombotic Origin Dr. Nandita Mohan2 April 2022 5:42 PM ISTA recent study in Neurology by Takao Hoshino and their team found that Hypertriglyceridemia is an important modifiable risk factor that drives...
Hypertriglyceridemia elevates risk of Stroke of Atherothrombotic Origin even in patients on statins MD Editorial Team29 March 2022 11:15 AM ISTHyperglycemia also known as high blood glucose is caused because the body lacks enough insulin. Associated with diabetes, hyperglycemia can cause...
Intensive statin based LDL-C lowering helps prevent recurrence of ischemic stroke: JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team25 Feb 2022 9:45 AM ISTTaiwan: A recent study published in the Journal of American Medical Association - Neurology pointed out that, more intensive LDL-C–lowering...
