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Statins and Cholesterol Control: How do doctors assess the effectiveness of statin drugs?

Statins Relative Risk Reduction: Statin medications are prescribed to reduce the risk of heart disease and heart attack. However, their benefits vary from person to person. Let us explain them.
Altoona Mirror

Understanding risk reduction of statins

Dear Dr. Roach: A cardiologist recently suggested that I should consider taking a statin because of my “borderline” cholesterol level. So, I took a dive into the details of statin therapy. I learned ...
Medscape

In Global Trial, PCSK9 Inhibitor Provides Major Protection Against First CV Event

NEW ORLEANS — The first global randomized trial of the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab for the prevention of a primary major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) found a relative reduction in risk similar ...
Healio

Meta-analysis questions strength of ties between statin-induced LDL lowering, CV outcomes

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The message has long been that lowering your cholesterol will reduce your risk of heart disease, and that ...
Healio

CMS risk reduction program lowered first-time heart attacks, strokes without raising costs

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CMS’ Million Hearts Model reduced the probability of a first-time CV event or CV death over 5 years. Researchers ...