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Which statin is right for you? Compare meds with this handy intensity chart you'll want to save for future reference

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

Treat to LDL Target or High-Intensity Statin for All With Clinical CAD: LODESTAR

How secondary prevention statins are given to push LDL cholesterol levels lower, whether in a high-intensity statin regimen or by dosage titration to meet LDL targets, may make little difference to ...
Medscape

Physical Fitness Counters Increased Diabetes Risk From Statin Therapy or Higher BMI

Patients who received high-intensity statin therapy had a 23% elevated risk for developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared to those on low-intensity statins, the results of a large study showed. In ...
Healio

Despite recommendations, statin use ‘not ubiquitous’ in CKD with ASCVD

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Overall statin use among adults with chronic kidney disease is high, yet there have been only modest increases ...
Renal & Urology News

Moderate Intensity Statin Plus Ezetimibe Lowers CV, Diabetes Risk in PCI

Compared with high-intensity statin therapy, moderate intensity statin therapy plus ezetimibe was equally effective in preventing CV events among patients undergoing PCI. Moderate-intensity statin ...
TCTMD

Treat to Target or With Intensity? Both Statin Tactics Cut MACE: LODESTAR

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 ...