Cardiology groups say adults as young as 30 should assess cholesterol risk and consider treatment to prevent heart attacks ...

Millions more adults should consider starting cholesterol-lowering medications earlier to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new medical guidance.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes who delay treatment with recommended statin therapy to address the well-known high risk for cardiovascular (CV) events show significantly higher ...

ACC/AHA guidance also gives boost to non-cholesterol tests ...

Major medical organizations updated the cholesterol playbook for the first time in years, with new risk tools, lower targets and earlier treatment recommendations.

Lifetime use of standard statin increased QALYs by 0.24 to 0.70, with further increase seen for higher-intensity statins. HealthDay News — Statin therapy improves health outcomes and is cost-effective ...

Patients 80 years of age and older experienced a 31% reduction in mortality and a 20% reduction in the risk of new coronary events when they participated in statin therapy, according to a March study ...

There is decreased risk for venous thromboembolism in women aged 50 to 64 years receiving hormone therapy and statin therapy. Statin therapy is associated with a decreased risk for venous ...

Taking a statin medication is an effective, safe, and low-cost way to lower cholesterol and reduce risk of cardiovascular events. Despite clinicians recommending that many patients with diabetes take ...

Statin therapy demonstrated a dose-dependent increase in the risk for new-onset diabetes, especially among individuals already at high risk for diabetes. Higher doses of statin therapy moderately ...

No association exists between discontinuation of statins immediately before pregnancy and increased maternal cardiovascular risk.