Association of PCSK9 Inhibitor Initiation on Statin Adherence and Discontinuation
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023 Background PCSK9is (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors) are well tolerated, potently lower cholesterol, and decrease cardiovascular events when added to statins.
Christopher LaFratte +5 more
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Statin Therapy and Symptom Burden in Patients With Fibromyalgia: A Prospective Questionnaire Study
Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 2021 Objective: To evaluate the association between statin use and symptom severity, tender point count, fatigue, cognition, mood, and sleep issues in patients with fibromyalgia (FM).
Ryan S. D’Souza, MD +2 more
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Persistent hypertriglyceridemia in statin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus [PDF]
, 2013 Purpose: This paper reports the results of an audit that assessed the prevalence of residual hypertriglyceridemia and the potential need for intensified management among patients with statin-treated type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in primary care in the ...
Feher, Michael D. +2 more
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A Case of Statin-Associated Autoimmune Myopathy. [PDF]
, 2017 A 70-year-old previously independent man developed progressive proximal leg weakness resulting in a fall at home suffering traumatic brain injury. He was prescribed a statin medication two years prior, but this was discontinued on admission to the ...
Dokukin, Andrei N +6 more
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Saintika Medika, 2012 Latar Belakang. Diabetes mellitus (DM) mempunyai resiko kematian karena penyakit kardiovaskular dua sampai enam kali dibanding pasien tanpa DM. diketahui bahwa inflamasi berperan dalam pathogenesis aterosklerosis.
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PLoS ONE, 2023 BackgroundAlthough statins are an effective strategy for the secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in the general population, the benefits for dialysis patients are controversial.
Myunhee Lee +5 more
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Statin use after acute myocardial infarction by patient complexity: Are the rates right? [PDF]
, 2015 Reprinted with permission of the publisher.Background: Guidelines suggest statin use after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) should be close to universal in patients without safety concerns yet rates are much lower than recommended, decline with patient ...
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2019 Taiwan Society of Lipids and Atherosclerosis expert consensus statement on statin intolerance
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2019 Statin reduces low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and improves clinical outcomes in high risk patients. In general, statin is a safe and well-tolerated medication.
Shih-Chieh Chien +5 more
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A Pilot Study: The Beneficial Effects of Combined Statin-exercise Therapy on Cognitive Function in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Mild Cognitive Decline. [PDF]
, 2017 Objective Hypercholesterolemia, a risk factor in cognitive impairment, can be treated with statins. However, cognitive decline associated with "statins" (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) is a clinical concern.
Hamada, Mari +10 more
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Metabolomic Profiling of Statin Use and Genetic Inhibition of HMG-CoA Reductase [PDF]
, 2015 Background Statins are first-line therapy for cardiovascular disease prevention, but their systemic effects across lipoprotein subclasses, fatty acids, and circulating metabolites remain incompletely characterized.
Ala-Korpela, M +25 more
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