Statins associated with decreased risk for CVD and death, even in very old adults, suggests study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 May 2024 10:00 AM ISTA study of adults aged 60 years and older found that the use of statin therapy as primary cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention was effective for...
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...
Statins flop in reducing risk of conduction disturbances and arrhythmias after TAVR Medha Baranwal2 Jan 2024 4:00 AM ISTUSA: A small retrospective study published in Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine has shed light on the effect of antecedent statin use on...
Statin use tied to reduced risk of VTE in women taking hormone therapy: JAMA Medha Baranwal17 Dec 2023 10:00 PM ISTUSA: Findings from a case-control study published in JAMA Network Open revealed a reduced risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) with statin use in...
Use of topical statins promising for treating disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis Medha Baranwal2 Nov 2023 9:30 AM ISTUSA: A recent study has found that for patients with disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP), topical statin and cholesterol combination...
Rosuvastatin similar in efficacy to atorvastatin but poses higher risk of diabetes and cataract surgery, LODESTAR secondary analysis. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal25 Oct 2023 9:15 AM ISTPrior marketing of statins before they became generic likely led to a common belief among physicians that rosuvastatin is "better" than atorvastatin...
Commonly prescribed statin increases risk of type 2 diabetes, finds BMJ study Isra Zaman20 Oct 2023 9:15 AM ISTTwo widely used statins, rosuvastatin and atorvastatin, are equally effective at preventing heart attacks, strokes and death in people with coronary...
Statins may reduce risk of early vascular events in patients with first-ever ischemic stroke with low LDL-C levels Medha Baranwal26 Sept 2023 10:00 AM ISTKorea: A recent study showed a reduced risk of 3 month composite vascular events and all cause death with early statin treatment in patients with...
Statins linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTCholesterol-lowering statins might protect patients with ulcerative colitis from developing and dying from colorectal cancer. Statin treatment was...
Daily statin use may reduce heart disease risk among adults living with HIV Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Sept 2023 11:30 AM ISTA National Institute of Health-supported study found that statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering medications, may offset the high risk of...
Can taking statins after a bleeding stroke lower risk of another stroke? Isra Zaman8 Sept 2023 9:30 AM ISTPeople who have had a stroke called an intracerebral hemorrhage who take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may have a lower risk of having...
Medical Bulletin 06/September/2023 Isra Zaman6 Sept 2023 3:15 PM ISTHere are the top medical news of the day:New Covid Variant ‘Pirola' raising alarm Public health experts are expressing concern about a novel...
