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 ...

An AI framework developed by Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University identified statin intolerance, contraindications and patient deferrals documented in clinical notes for 10% of adult patients.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. More than a quarter of Americans over the age of 40 are taking a statin to lower their cholesterol and to ...

The 2026 ACC/AHA/Multisociety Dyslipidemia Guideline broadens cholesterol management by restoring LDL targets, urging earlier intervention, and endorsing non-statin options for statin-intolerant ...

Steven E. Nissen, M.D., of the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues identified patients with muscle-related adverse effects from statins and compared lipid-lowering efficacy for two nonstatin therapies, ...

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 major trial has found that bempedoic acid, a non-statin cholesterol-lowering drug, significantly reduced major cardiovascular events in patients unable to tolerate statins. The CLEAR Outcomes study ...

(Family Features) As you age, your doctor’s interest in your cholesterol level is likely to increase. That’s no coincidence. High cholesterol and age are two significant risk factors for heart disease ...

A new fixed-dose combination therapy pairing obicetrapib with the cholesterol-lowering drug ezetimibe significantly reduced low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels in patients whose ...

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 ...

An alternative option for patients who have tried several statins and experienced recurrent myalgia is to initiate a more potent statin, such as atorvastatin or rosuvastatin, on an every-other-day or ...