TAG: statins
Statins Improve Brain Injury Survival Rates by 76%October 12, 2011
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Cardiology Update 2011September 30, 2011 Read an exclusive collection of articles on recent topics in cardiology, including the link between CKD and atrial fibrillation, promoting self-care in heart failure patients, reducing the risk of CVD, and continuing statin therapy following hospitalization for stroke. …
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Statin Adherence a Major Issue in Most At-Risk PatientsMay 26, 2011
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Making the Case for StatinsJanuary 10, 2011 According to national guidelines, patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) should be put on lipid-lowering therapies such as statins during hospitalization. They should continue this treatment even after they are discharged, along with plans for proper diet …
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Analyzing Poor Medication Adherence After MISeptember 21, 2010 Approximately, 1.5 million cases of myocardial infarction (MI) occur each year. An estimated 5% to 10% of patients who survive an MI die within the first year after the index event, and half are rehospitalized. Studies have demonstrated that medications …
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Should Fast-Food Chains Serve Statins?August 16, 2010
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Reducing Cardiovascular Events After PCIMay 17, 2010 Research has shown that when compared with moderate-dose statins, intensive statin therapy can reduce major adverse cardiac events among patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, the results of intensive-versus-moderate lipid-lowering therapy after PCI for ACS are not well established. …
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Conference Highlights: The AHA 2008 Annual MeetingJanuary 26, 2009 The American Heart Association held its 2008 Scientific Sessions from November 8-12 in New Orleans. The features below highlight just some of the news emerging from the meeting. For more information on these items and other research that was presented, …
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