Inconsistent Statin Guidelines Leave Many Clinicians Uncertain About Appropriate Use
Doctors and patients are often confused by conflicting advisories on statin use.
Doctors and patients are often confused by conflicting advisories on statin use.
More African-Americans at high risk of CV events are eligible for statin therapy under ACC/AHA guidelines.
These guidelines suggest that these medications could help prevent CVD, but many younger people are missing out.
In this meta-analysis, statin use was linked to a reduced risk of advanced, but not any, colorectal adenomas.
The USPSTF recommends those aged 40 to 75 years, with one or more risk factors, to initiate statin use,
This study finds that the diabetogenic impact of statins increases as fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides and BMI increases.
According to the AHA, lovastatin, simvastatin and pravastatin should not be used with gemfibrozil.