Statin use in patients with chronic liver disease was associated with a reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and ...

HKUMed demonstrates that statins can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease without increasing major adverse events, providing guidance for future ...

Cholesterol-lowering statins might protect patients with ulcerative colitis from developing and dying from colorectal cancer. Statin treatment was also associated with a lower risk of death regardless ...

The debate continues as to whether or not statins have effects other than those that lower lipids that may provide additional cardiovascular benefits. An array of proposed pleiotropic effects have ...

Humans appear predisposed to atherosclerosis. Evidence of atherosclerosis has been found in mummies from Egypt, Peru, Ancestral Puebloans and Alaskan hunter-gatherers. Cholesterol was implicated in ...

Intolerance to statin therapy appears to be much lower than previous data suggest, with researchers reporting that less than one in 10 patients are unable to tolerate the guideline-recommended, LDL ...

But don’t be scared — statins cause hardly any of the side effects listed in these warnings, a new evidence review says. Taking a statin didn’t cause any meaningful increase in memory loss, dementia, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS) are common and often lead to discontinuation of statins. Several ...

A substantial percentage of patients report intolerance or side effects of statin treatment leading to treatment changes or discontinuation. The purpose of this study was to examine statin therapy ...