Eliot Brinton, MD, provides a warning concerning “maximally-tolerated statin dosing” and provides general guidance for optimal dosing. Eliot Brinton, MD: One of the mantras that we’ve had for many ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a cross-sectional, retrospective study, Kautzky-Willer and colleagues analyzed data from all Austrians with ...

I have seen 2 studies (the Treating to New Targets [TNT] trial and the Study To evaluate the Effect of Rosuvastatin On Intravascular ultrasound-Derived [ASTEROID] coronary atheroma burden trial) in ...

In a retrospective study of more than 3,000 coronary artery bypass grafting surgery patients, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, a part of CHI St. Luke’s ...

Statin dosage does not seem to affect recurrence. * THE QUESTION It's clear that high doses of statins will lower cholesterol and help prevent heart disease. But once someone has had a heart attack, ...

FDA review finds increased risk of muscle damage, kidney failure. June 9, 2011 — -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended limiting high doses of a widely prescribed ...

Nexletol is a prescription medication that may lower high cholesterol and reduce heart-related risks in certain adults. It comes as an oral tablet that you take once daily, with or without food.

The largest analysis to examine the best way to lower levels of "bad" cholesterol in patients with blocked arteries shows that they should immediately be given a combination of a statin and another ...