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April 9, 2019

Statins continue to produce vascular benefits in older adults

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Statins produce a significant reduction in major vascular events in older adults, including those older than 75 years, and older adults with established vascular disease receive greater benefits...
February 19, 2019

Icosapent ethyl reduces ischemic events in patients with hypertriglyceridemia

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Patients with hypertriglyceridemia on statin therapy who received icosapent ethyl (Vascepa—Amarin) had a significant reduction in adverse cardiovascular (CV) events compared with patients...
January 7, 2019

Cardiovascular events are lower with statins plus alirocumab

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Adding alirocumab (Praluent—Sanofi, Regeneron) to high-intensity statin therapy for patients who had an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the preceding 12 months resulted in a significantly lower...
December 26, 2018

New lipid guideline emphasizes personalized decision making

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The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) task force released an updated guideline on management of high cholesterol. The guideline has a greater focus on...
November 20, 2018

Reassessing use of statins for primary prevention in older adults

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In people older than age 74 years without diabetes, statin use for primary prevention was not associated with a reduction in the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease or all-cause...

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