Obicetrapib promising add on treatment for high risk ASCVD patients on statin therapy: ROSE trial Medha Baranwal26 May 2022 8:00 PM ISTUK: The addition of obicetrapib 5 and 10 mg to high intensity statin therapy reduces median LDL-c levels from baseline by 42% and 51%, respectively in...
Journal Club - Statin use tied to lower risk of acute on chronic liver failure in Cirrhosis patients Dr.B.P.RAHUL9 May 2022 4:03 PM ISTStatin use tied to lower risk of acute-on-chronic liver failure in cirrhosis patients Statin use is significantly associated with reduced development...
Statin use tied to lower risk of acute-on-chronic liver failure in cirrhosis patients: Study Medha Baranwal3 May 2022 11:00 AM ISTUSA: Statin use is significantly associated with reduced development of high-grade acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) in patients with cirrhosis,...
Statin use related to occurrence of daptomycin-related rhabdomyolysis: Study Medha Baranwal17 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTJapan: Statin use is associated with daptomycin (DAP)-related rhabdomyolysis occurrence, show mixed approach combining a meta-analysis and...
Statin intolerance is "over-estimated and over-diagnosed" Hina Zahid18 Feb 2022 9:45 AM ISTAs many as one in two patients stop taking statins, reduce the dose or take them irregularly because they believe the cholesterol-lowering drugs cause...
Lipid Markers Can Predict Recurrent Infarcts in intracranial atherosclerotic disease MD Bureau15 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTHyperlipidemia is a strong risk factor for intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) and clinical stroke recurrence. A recent study suggests that...
Statin use interferes with prostate cancer screening results: JAMA Hina Zahid7 Dec 2021 10:15 AM ISTProstate cancer screening results differ in men taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs compared with non-users, a study conducted at Tampere...
Metformin independently reduces mortality in patients with cirrhosis and diabetes: Study Dr. Shravani Dali9 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTMetformin exposure in patients with cirrhosis and diabetes appears to be safe and is independently associated with reduced overall, but not...
Statin therapy tied to lower VTE risk after liver transplantation: Study Medha Baranwal5 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTPhoenix, AZ: Statin use lowers the rate of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and hepatic artery complications (HACs) in liver transplant patients, show...
Ezetimibe with statin therapy reduces risk of CV events even in patients with low LDL-C: Study Medha Baranwal7 Oct 2021 10:00 AM ISTUSA: According to a recent study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), ezetimibe addition to statin consistently reduces the...
Are statins beneficial for CVD prevention in diabetics across all age groups? Medha Baranwal2 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTKorea: According to a recent study in the journal Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, statin use is protective against cardiovascular...
Statins slow plaque progress by increasing its calcium density and reduce ASCVD risk: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali6 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe use of statin significantly reduces the progression of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Composition; thereby reducing atherosclerotic risk...
