New Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines
Although it has gotten much press already, some interesting facts about cholesterol treatment were presented last year in an update to US...
Optimal Age for Cardiovascular Disease Screening Remains Elusive
In the US, deaths from cardiovascular disease fell by about 50% in men and women between 1980 and 2000 and fell an additional 31% between...
Statins Linked to Fewer Deaths in Diabetics
Data presented at the recent American Diabetes Association confirms that the use of statin agents in insulin dependent diabetics...
Statin Therapy Not Optimal for Patients 65+
In a post-hoc analysis of the ALLHAT trial (Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack) the all-cause mortality w
