Sep. 7—(Family Features) If your doctor has concerns about your cholesterol levels, you may be familiar with statins. This is a class of medications that can help reduce your body's cholesterol ...

Learn about the risks of high cholesterol as you age, the importance of managing bad cholesterol, and alternative treatments ...

CHICAGO, IL (updated) — Six-month treatment with the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor evolocumab (Repatha, Amgen) can dramatically reduce LDL-cholesterol levels in ...

A recent simulation study published in the journal Scientific Reports analyzed representative data of over two million outpatients in Germany, in which the researchers reported that a combination of ...

Recent research suggests that fewer than 10% of people experience side effects from statins, with scientists arguing that intolerance to these cholesterol-lowering drugs is "over-estimated and ...

Good day, everyone. My name is Leila, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome you to Esperion's key opinion leader Investor event, Breaking the Statin ...

Approximately 2600 clinic charts were reviewed at 2 lipid-specialty clinics, the University of Kansas Lipid, Atherosclerosis, and LDL-Apheresis Center and the Hartford Hospital Cholesterol Management ...

Even with significant educational efforts, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the US and worldwide—for both men and women. While statins are the standard of care, Esperion ...

A study suggests most patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) can take statins without experiencing symptom worsening. While statins can lead to worsening of myasthenic symptoms in patients with ...

However, up to 30% of adults in the United States have some degree of statin intolerance, according to research published in the “Journal of Clinical Lipidology.” Possible signs or symptoms of statin ...