New evidence strongly supports statin use for secondary prevention Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 March 2019 8:28 PM ISTDELHI: The role of statin therapy in the prevention of cardiovascular disease has been well received by the medical and scientific communities, with...
ADA releases major updates to 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 April 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe American Diabetes Association(ADA) has issued important updates to the 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, earlier reported by Speciality...
Statin use lowers risk of joint replacement in rheumatoid arthritis Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTIn patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the use of statin reduces the risk of hip or knee replacement, the same however is not applicable for...
1 in 10 young patients with MI will have familial hypercholesterolemia: JACC Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTUSA: Clinically defined familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is prevalent in nearly 10% of young adults with myocardial infarction (MI), according to a...
Statin use for long duration lowers glaucoma risk: JAMA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 Jun 2019 7:28 PM ISTStatin use lowers the risk of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), suggests a recent study.USA: The study, published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology...
Statins cut risk of stroke in cancer patients after radiotherapy Deepanjana Sarkar2 July 2019 7:25 PM ISTStatins after head, neck and thorax radiotherapy cut the risk of stroke in cancer patients, revealed a study published in the Journal of American...
Statin use reduces mortality risk in dementia patients, reveals new study Hina Zahid3 July 2019 7:28 PM ISTStatin use reduces mortality and stroke risk in dementia patients reveals a new study.The use of statins is significantly associated with a reduction...
Adding Ezetimibe to Simvastatin enhances CVD risk reduction in high risk diabetes patients Deepanjana Sarkar27 July 2019 7:05 PM ISTAddition of Ezetimibe to simvastatin (a drug of statin family) may enhance the reduction in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks in diabetes patients in...
Statin-associated myalgia does not impair aerobic exercise performance in statin users Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Aug 2019 7:15 PM ISTDenmark: Patients with statin-associated myalgia, or muscle pain, do not experience impaired aerobic exercise performance or muscle strength compared...
Stopping statin treatment can increase CVD risk: European Heart Journal Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Aug 2019 9:03 AM ISTParis, France: For people who are regularly taking statin therapy for high cholesterol should not stop the treatment when they are 75, recommend the...
Study summarises strategies to lower LDL cholesterol to reduce CVD risk in stroke patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 Aug 2019 8:20 PM ISTGreece: A recent study published in the International Journal of Stroke summarizes the latest trends of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)...
Adherence to statins essential for better prognosis in PAD patients: ESC 2019 Update Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Sept 2019 7:10 PM ISTStatins lower death risk from peripheral artery disease (PAD), a recent study finds.Statin administration in patients with the peripheral arterial...
