The study found that the benefits of statins were also seen in people who were considered to have a low risk of developing ...

The target trial emulation study suggests rigid risk thresholds aren’t needed to steer statin use in this group.

New evidence hints that statins may protect a wider range of people with type 2 diabetes than previously assumed. A major ...

New research suggests statins may protect adults with type 2 diabetes regardless of how low their predicted heart risk appears. In a large UK study, statin use was linked to fewer deaths and major ...

Findings of reduced risks for mortality and major CVD suggest consideration of statins in all adults with type 2 diabetes, even in those with low short-term predicted CVD risk.

A recent study revealed a widely prescribed heart medication, statins, may offer life-saving benefits for individuals ...

March 31, 2011 (San Francisco) — A new analysis of three major trials with atorvastatin (Lipitor, Pfizer) has suggested that the risk of new-onset diabetes with statins appears to be dose dependent ...

With 38% of U.S. adults living with high cholesterol, experts say understanding how statins work — and whether you need them ...

Cholesterol is vital for the functioning of human cells, but too much of one type of cholesterol — low density lipoprotein, or LDL-C — increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Statins, which are ...

Compared with high-intensity statin therapy, moderate intensity statin therapy plus ezetimibe was equally effective in preventing CV events among patients undergoing PCI. Moderate-intensity statin ...

High doses of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may protect patients from heart attack, but a new analysis of five previous clinical trials finds that they may also increase patients’ risk of ...