High cholesterol is one of the leading risk factors for heart disease. 'High cholesterol' generally refers to a total cholesterol level of 200 mg/dL or higher and a Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL), or ...
If you have high cholesterol, there's a good chance your doctor has recommended statins to get your numbers back into a ...
A recent simulation study published in the journal Scientific Reports analyzed representative data of over two million outpatients in Germany, in which the researchers reported that a combination of ...
Approximately 2600 clinic charts were reviewed at 2 lipid-specialty clinics, the University of Kansas Lipid, Atherosclerosis, and LDL-Apheresis Center and the Hartford Hospital Cholesterol Management ...
Sep. 7—(Family Features) If your doctor has concerns about your cholesterol levels, you may be familiar with statins. This is a class of medications that can help reduce your body's cholesterol ...
However, up to 30% of adults in the United States have some degree of statin intolerance, according to research published in the “Journal of Clinical Lipidology.” Possible signs or symptoms of statin ...