If you have high cholesterol, there's a good chance your doctor has recommended statins to get your numbers back into a ...

Patients with established clinical ASCVD Patients with severe primary hypercholesterolemia (a baseline LDL-C level ≥190 mg/dL) Patients 40-75 years of age with diabetes and a baseline LDL-C level of ...

Primary care physicians who received patient-specific reminders for prescribing high-intensity statins for patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) did increase their prescribing ...

Cholesterol remains a fundamental causal factor in the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). This module provides a concise overview of the clinical management of cholesterol ...

CHICAGO, IL – It's been a full 365 days since the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) presented their "paradigm-shifting" clinical guidelines for the management ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Ever since statin guidelines were revised to urge physicians to prescribe high-intensity statins rather than treating to a specific LDL target, the debate has continued: is the “fire ...

The rules for statin and blood pressure (BP) medication initiation may need to be rewritten if a new and improved cardiovascular risk prediction tool is broadly implemented, research suggested. Use of ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force on Tuesday announced its latest guidelines on the use of statins to prevent a first heart attack or stroke. The recommendations are virtually unchanged from prior ...