Whether or Not You Get Heart-Healthy Statins May Depend on Race
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Millions of Americans take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, but a new study finds Black and Hispanic adults get the drugs less often than white people do.“This adds to the known racial and ethnic dispa…
Learn MoreStatins Cut Heart Risks for People Living With HIV
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As people with HIV live longer they are at risk of premature heart disease. But a new study finds statin drugs can cut the risk of serious heart problems by more than one-third. The U.S. National Institutes…
Learn MoreConsumir frutos secos a diario podría ayudar al corazón
MARTES, 21 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una forma de reducir el riesgo de enfermedad cardiaca es comer más frutos secos y semillas, según una nueva revisión de 60 estudios.Unos investigadores escandinavos encontraron que comer frutos secos pod…
Learn MoreHealth in a Nutshell: Daily Nut Consumption Could Help Your Heart
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One way to reduce the risk of heart disease: Eat more nuts and seeds, according to a new review of 60 studies.Scandinavian researchers found that eating nuts could reduce the risk of a heart attack.“If you e…
Learn MoreACC: Treat-to-Target LDL-C Strategy Noninferior to High-Intensity Statins
TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with coronary artery disease, a treat-to-target low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) strategy is noninferior to high-intensity statin therapy, according to a study published online March 6…
Learn MoreNexletol podría ser una alternativa contra el colesterol para las personas que no pueden tomar estatinas
LUNES, 6 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — No todo el mundo puede tolerar las estatinas para reducir el colesterol alto, pero ahora, un nuevo estudio encuentra que un medicamento, el ácido bempedoico (Nexletol) redujo la tasa combinada de eventos c…
Learn MoreACC: Bempedoic Acid Cuts Cardiovascular Event Risk in Statin-Intolerant
MONDAY, March 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Treatment with bempedoic acid is associated with a lower risk for major adverse cardiovascular events among statin-intolerant patients, according to a study published online March 4 in the New England Journal …
Learn MoreNexletol Could Be Alternative Cholesterol Med for Folks Who Can’t Take Statins
MONDAY, March 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Not everyone can tolerate statins to reduce their high cholesterol, but now a new study finds the medication bempedoic acid (Nexletol) reduced the combined rate of bad cardiovascular events by 13%. “We’re ver…
Learn MoreNonacceptance of Statin Recommendation Common, Especially for Women
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients at high cardiovascular risk, nonacceptance of a statin therapy recommendation is common, especially among women, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in JAMA Network Open.C. Justin Brown…
Learn More1 in 5 Folks at High Heart Risk Refuse to Take a Statin
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Twenty percent of folks who are at high risk for heart disease refuse statins that could help prevent it, researchers report.They found that women were about 20% more likely than men to decline statin drugs w…
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