Using cholesterol-lowering statins may be associated with musculoskeletal conditions, arthropathies (joint diseases) and injuries, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. While statins effectively lower cardiovascular illnesses and...
A new study finds that high potency statins are tied to higher risk of being hospitalized for acute kidney injury compared with less potent statins and that the risk persists for two years. Lead researcher Colin Dormuth, of the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada, and...
According to results of an analysis published in JAMA, stain therapy is connected with a lower risk of pancreatitis in patients with normal or mildly elevated triglyceride levels. The researchers explained: "Pancreatitis has a clinical spectrum ranging from a mild, self-limiting episode to a...
People with high cholesterol are at risk of heart attack and stroke because atherosclerotic plaques within their arteries can rupture triggering the formation of a blood clot called an occlusive thrombus that cuts off the blood supply to their heart or brain. For years, scientists have studied...
Persistence with statin therapy lags behind persistence with an oral antihyperglycemic regimen in type 2 diabetic patients simultaneously prescribed treatment with statins and oral antihyperglycemic agents, researchers announced at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2010...