Dear Dr. Roach: A cardiologist recently suggested that I should consider taking a statin because of my “borderline” cholesterol level. So, I took a dive into the details of statin therapy. I learned ...
Statins Relative Risk Reduction: Statin medications are prescribed to reduce the risk of heart disease and heart attack. However, their benefits vary from person to person. Let us explain them.
Researchers provided comprehensive evidence of the benefits of statin use in elderly patients, addressing longstanding uncertainties. The robust evidence demonstrated that continuous statin therapy ...
A melanoma diagnosis increases risk of a second primary melanoma regardless of race or ethnicity, a review of a government database showed. Although white patients had the highest absolute risk for ...
Prospective Study of Homologous Recombination Repair Gene Mutation Prevalence in Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer From Latin America: Challenges and Future Approaches A model of absolute risk ...
NEW ORLEANS — The first global randomized trial of the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab for the prevention of a primary major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) found a relative reduction in risk similar ...