Experts And Viewpoints, September 19, 2008 The Genetics of Statin-Induced Myopathy Dr. Eric Topol discusses the newly reported genetic basis for statin-induced myopathy in this videoblog.

Statins are a type of medication that can help lower a person’s “bad” cholesterol, helping reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease. Statins are generally recommended for adults between ...

Lifetime treatment with statins is a cost-effective therapy across a wide range of elderly patients with and without cardiovascular disease, according to an analysis published this week in Heart.

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 ...

Older adults, regardless of whether they have cardiovascular disease, have better outcomes if they take a statin.However, medication lowered the risk less in people without previous cardiovascular ...

Muscular tension, weakness, and cramping are common side effects of statins. These may also lead to muscular and overall fatigue. Having a healthcare professional adjust the dosage or switch ...

Aim: It has been shown that HMG-CoA inhibitors, also called statins, may interfere with the tubular reabsorption of albumin, increasing urinary albumin excretion. Patients & methods: We have ...

Background: Statins are generally well tolerated, but some patients discontinue therapy secondary to adverse effects. Dosing a statin (rosuvastatin) every other day (EOD) may provide significant ...

Statins are drugs commonly used to treat high cholesterol. Some people have reported memory loss as a side effect, but current research is limited. At present, research does not show a link ...

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