Ms. C*, a 53-year-old African American woman living with HIV for almost a decade, inquired about the recently released recommendations for cardiovascular disease prevention among people with HIV (PWH) ...

The target trial emulation study suggests rigid risk thresholds aren’t needed to steer statin use in this group.

The latest European guidelines for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease appear to reduce the number of patients eligible for statin therapy compared with other international ...

CHICAGO - New guidelines on heart health that sparked fierce debate among U.S. cardiologists last fall could lead 12.8 million more Americans to take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, U.S.

The American Heart Association’s new cardiovascular disease event prediction equations could leave 14.3 million patients ineligible for statin therapy, according to a study published July 29 in JAMA.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - November 24, 2014 - Nearly all individuals in their late 60s and early 70s -- including 100 percent of men -- now qualify for and should consider starting a statin medication to ...

(HealthDay News) — European and American guidelines lead to different recommendations for statin therapy, according to a study published online in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. Amir A. Mahabadi, MD, ...

Susquehanna Health (SH) Cardiologist Dr. Liran Blum said new guidelines established by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) regarding the recommended use of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In August, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a new recommendation statement on the use of statin ...

Diabetics learn to keep a close watch on their blood sugar. New guidelines say they need to keep just as close an eye on their cholesterol. Find out what physicians are learning about keeping ...

Statins are the first-line therapy for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk reduction. Statins have also been shown to be safe and well-tolerated in properly selected patients, similar ...