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Medical News Today: Everything you need to know about coming off statins
Statins are a type of medication that doctors prescribe to lower levels of 'bad' cholesterol and reduce the risks of heart attack and stroke. Learn how and why people stop taking statins here.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Statins Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Very low levels of 'bad' cholesterol may raise stroke risk
New research in a large sample of participants finds that too little low-density lipoprotein cholesterol correlates with a higher risk of bleeding stroke.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cholesterol Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Low levels of 'bad cholesterol' may actually increase stroke risk
Recent findings suggest that women with low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol — or 'bad cholesterol' — have a heightened bleeding stroke risk.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cholesterol Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Statins: Risk of side effects is low, say experts
For most people at risk of heart attack and stroke, using statins to lower cholesterol brings more benefits than risks, say the American Heart Association.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Statins Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What is the difference between HDL and LDL cholesterol?
The body needs cholesterol, but too much bad cholesterol can be harmful and is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. In this article, learn about the difference between HDL and LDL — “good” and “bad” — cholesterol, as well as how they are measured. What steps can you take to lower LDL and increase HDL?
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cholesterol Source Type: news
Single-patient trials helpful in determining statin tolerability
Single-patient, or n-of-1, trials may be a useful method for determining which patients are experiencing true statin-related discomfort and which patients may be able to continue therapy, according to an article being published in Annals of Internal Medicine.Statins are recommended to reduce risk for heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular problems. Myalgia (muscle pain or discomfort) is a common complaint among patients taking statins and a common reason for discontinuation of therapy. However, it can be difficult to determine whether statins are the cause of patient discomfort.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Statins Source Type: news
Shingles rash linked to higher risk of stroke
Shingles, the nerve rash in adulthood caused by reactivation of the chickenpox virus, is an independent risk factor for stroke and other blood clot events, the largest study to confirm the association has found.Publishing their findings in Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology, the researchers found that shingles was a risk factor for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA, a mini-stroke).The increased risk was independent of other factors known to raise the chances of vascular events, including obesity, smoking and high cholesterol.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
New guideline for management of blood cholesterol published by ACC/AHA
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have released a new clinical practice guideline for the treatment of blood cholesterol in people at high risk for cardiovascular diseases caused by atherosclerosis, or hardening and narrowing of the arteries, that can lead to heart attack, stroke or death.The guideline identifies four major groups of patients for whom cholesterol-lowering HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, or statins, have the greatest chance of preventing stroke and heart attacks.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cholesterol Source Type: news
Personalized preventive care best for older heart patients
Strategies to prevent heart attack, stroke and other major cardiac events should be individualized for older adults who should play a role in choosing their therapies, according to an American Heart Association scientific statement published in its journal Circulation. The statement is a comprehensive review of the benefits and risks of medical and lifestyle interventions for cardiovascular disease patients age 75 and older. It addresses obesity, high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, inadequate nutrition, physical inactivity and tobacco use...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Low-fiber diet tied to higher cardiometabolic risk
A new US study that analyzed data from a large national survey has found a significant link between diets low in fiber and increased cardiometabolic risk, a cluster of risk factors that increases a person's chances of having diabetes, heart disease or stroke. The researchers report their findings online in the latest issue of The American Journal of Medicine. There is already a wealth of evidence that diets high in fiber can help lower blood pressure, cholesterol and cardiovascular inflammation...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Statin therapy prior to CABG surgery may improve outcomes
Patients receiving statin therapy before coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery appear to have a reduced risk of post-surgical mortality, stroke, and atrial fibrillation (irregular or rapid heart rate), according to an article in the October 2013 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. These same benefits from statins could not be demonstrated for patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR). "Heart surgery patients typically have a number of other disorders, so we need to optimize the patient's preoperative condition and help ensure the best possible result," said Elmar W...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Statins Source Type: news
Platelet Golgi apparatus and their significance after acute cerebral infarction
Expression of soluble CD40L has been shown to increase significantly in conditions such as stroke, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, high cholesterol, or other cardiovascular events. 95% of the circulating CD40L exists in activated platelets. However, the specific pathway of the transition of CD40L is not elucidated, and whether Golgi apparatus is involved in the expression of platelet CD40L still needs to be proven. Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Statins may slow aging process
Researchers have found that statins, a class of drugs widely used for lowering cholesterol, may also slow down the process of human aging, according to a study published online in The FASEB Journal. Statins are commonly used to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients who are at high risk. They work by blocking the action of an enzyme in the liver that is responsible for making cholesterol. But now, Spanish researchers have discovered that statins could reduce the rate at which telomeres "shorten," meaning they could potentially be used as an anti-aging therapy...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Statins Source Type: news
New signal stabilizes atherosclerotic plaques
Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease with accumulation of cholesterol in the vessel walls. The atherosclerotic plaque is built up throughout life and when it ruptures it leads to heart attack or stroke. T cells are important immune cells able to direct the immune response; they are present in the plaques at all stages and signal to other cells through contact or secretion of cytokines, a type of hormone-like signal molecules. In the present study the researchers have identified a cytokine produced by T cells that can stabilize atherosclerotic plaques and protect them from rupture...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cholesterol Source Type: news
What is metabolic syndrome? What causes metabolic syndrome?
Metabolic Syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, refers to a number of conditions that occur simultaneously and increase the risk of diabetes, stroke and heart disease. People with metabolic syndrome have high blood sugar levels, hypertension (high blood pressure), too much fat around their belly, and unhealthy cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Although on its own, each condition can raise the risk of heart attack or stroke, people with just one or two of them do not have metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a preventable and reversible condition...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
