Is There a Benefit to Using Statins in CKD
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High-Dose Statin Therapy Has Expanded Benefits - Renal and Urology News
renalandurologynews.com — “Patients with both heart disease and CKD experience decreased risk of cardiovascular events.” View full resource at renalandurologynews.com
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Benefits And Side Effects Of Statins
medicalnewstoday.com — “A March 19 article in Time Magazine about the use of statins in women and a recent statement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the use of simvastatin in men and women h” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Statin Therapy: Assessing Intolerance, Drug Interactions, and Use in Renal Insufficiency | LinkedIn
events.linkedin.com — “PROGRAM OVERVIEW Statins dramatically reduce cardiovascular risk by lowering LDL-C levels, however, their use in some patients requires additional considerations, such as those with chronic kidney disease. In addition, there are significant safety and efficacy differences within the class that must be understood to ensure patients receive the optimal therapy and cardioprotective benefits of the class of drugs. Newer statins can achieve more pronounced LDL-C reductions at lower dosages, reducing ” View full resource at events.linkedin.com
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Benefits of statins explored - Topix
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Benefits And Side Effects Of Statins
mnt.to — “A March 19 article in Time Magazine about the use of statins in women and a recent statement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the use of simvastatin in men and women h” View full resource at mnt.to
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Study finds even more may benefit from statin use | Reuters
reuters.com — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Apparently healthy people with normal or even low cholesterol levels might benefit as much from taking statin drugs as people with high cholesterol, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. They” View full resource at reuters.com
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Statins for...everyone? My favorite part: where our reporter uses my favorite statistic, number needed to treat (NNT). http://bit.ly/qoqZ5
Women and statins
theheart.org — “While some question whether the evidence is strong enough, particularly given the lower absolute risk in women compared with men, most experts believe that the lipid-lowering medications have undeniable value in women.” View full resource at theheart.org
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Adherence to statins
theheart.org — “Increasing adherence to 75% would prevent twice as many deaths when compared with giving the drugs to a wider range of patients, according to investigators.” View full resource at theheart.org
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Improving adherence better than lower thresholds for maximizing statin benefits http://bit.ly/7pQl0k #heartwire
Women and statins
theheart.org — “UPDATED // While some question whether the evidence is strong enough, particularly given the lower absolute risk in women compared with men, most experts believe that the lipid-lowering medications have undeniable value in women.” View full resource at theheart.org
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Statins May Benefit Prostate Cancer Patients:
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Statins: Benefits Questionable In Low-Risk Patients
medicalnewstoday.com — “There is not enough evidence to recommend the widespread use of statins in people with no previous history of heart disease, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. Researchers say statins” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Statin use after stroke rising slowly
health.yahoo.net — “Most stroke patients leave the hospital with cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, a nationwide US study shows, in keeping with medical guidelines.” View full resource at health.yahoo.net
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Study finds even more may benefit from statin use | Reuters
feeds.reuters.com — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Apparently healthy people with normal or even low cholesterol levels might benefit as much from taking statin drugs as people with high cholesterol, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. They” View full resource at feeds.reuters.com
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Statin Use Tied to Eye, Kidney, Liver Troubles
everydayhealth.com — “But heart-healthy benefits of the cholesterol drugs outweigh these risks, experts say” View full resource at everydayhealth.com
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Win some, lose some category: Cholesterol drugs lower heart risks, but up chances of eye, kidney, and liver problems: http://ow.ly/1ObJd
Statins and prostate cancer
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