Search Tag: atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
2021 22 Jun
Lipid-lowering therapy is an effective strategy to reduce cardiovascular mobility and mortality. There is sufficient clinical evidence to demonstrate the clinical benefits of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction. LDL-C reductions have been seen with the use of statins, ezetimibe, and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors...Read more
2019 12 Oct
There are five major guidelines on statin use for the primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). These include the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE-2014), US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF-2016), Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS-2016), European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis...Read more