New lipid lowering drugs help patients reduce LDL cholesterol supriya kashyap kashyap3 Aug 2016 12:49 PM ISTA recent analysis indicates that adding new therapies called anti-PCSK9 antibodies to other lipid-lowering treatments can help patients lower their...
Routinely Measured Lipids Show Contrasting Associations with CAD: JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap7 Aug 2016 12:40 PM ISTAn analysis using genetics finds that increased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and...
No Evidence of Cognitive Issues When Evolocumab Added to Statin Therapy: ACC 2017 supriya kashyap kashyap29 March 2017 12:45 PM ISTWashington : There is no evidence that adding a new cholesterol-lowering drug to treatment with a statin causes memory loss or other problems with...
No increase in muscle-related side effects in unaware patients: Lancet supriya kashyap kashyap10 May 2017 9:06 AM ISTWhen patients were unaware they were taking statins there was no reported increase in muscle-related symptoms. But, when patients knew they were...
LDL-C ≥190 mg/dl is Ideal for Primary Prevention of CAD!! Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Sept 2017 11:30 AM ISTIt has been debated every now and then that what is ideal LDL Cholesterol level for primary prevention of Coronary Artery Disease. In case one is...
Subcutaneous injections twice a year - Inclisiran lowers LDL for up to one year (ORION 1) supriya kashyap kashyap6 Oct 2017 11:00 AM ISTBarcelona : Inclisiran lowers low-density lipoprotein (LDL; “bad”) cholesterol for up to one year in patients with high cardiovascular risk and...
Statins advised for more than 40 years even without Cardiovascular Disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Oct 2017 8:30 PM ISTThis recommendation statement from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updates its 2008 guideline on screening for and treatment of...
Want to lower LDL Cholesterol further, add Evolocumab & PCSK9 Inhibitors Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Oct 2017 8:00 PM ISTPatients who need additional lowering of low‐density lipoprotein‐cholesterol (LDL‐C) despite statin therapy may benefit from additional lipid‐lowering...
Regular carry-out meals linked to higher body and blood fats in kids Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 Jan 2018 7:10 PM ISTChildren who eat restaurant carry-out, or “takeaway,” meals once a week or more tend to have extra body fat and long-term risk factors for heart...
Consuming coconut oil daily cuts heart disease risk Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Jan 2018 8:00 PM ISTConsuming coconut oil daily for just four weeks may lower the risk of heart disease and stroke, suggests a recent study.Researchers Kay-Tee Khaw and...
Rosuvastatin most peferred statin for hyperlipidaemia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli16 Feb 2018 7:25 PM ISTStatins are one of the most commonly used medicine in preventing the progression of the heart attack and is used by all in the primary and secondary...
How rational is LDL goal of Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 Feb 2018 8:30 PM ISTMost international guidelines presently recommend a target non-HDL-C <130 mg/dl and LDL-C <100 mg/dl for the general population without CVD or...
