Search Tag: cholesterol

Cardiology Management

Statins-linked-to-reduced-covid-19-severity-risk-of-death

2022 27 Oct

A new study of more than 38,000 patients suggests that statins may reduce the risk of death and severity of COVID-19.  According to Ettore Crimi, Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and lead author of the study, statins decrease inflammation which may help reduce the severity of COVID-19. The study also shows that regular statin...Read more

Cardiology Management

Childhood-risk-factors-that-predict-heart-attacks-in-adulthood

2022 12 Apr

In the world’s largest international prospective cardiovascular disease study, five childhood risk factors that predict stroke and heart attacks in adulthood have been identified after being tracked for up to half a century.  The study, conducted by the International Childhood Cardiovascular Consortium (i3C) including researchers from the Murdoch...Read more

Cardiology Management

Statins-may-reduce-covid-19-severity

2021 20 Jul

Findings from a new study published in PLOS ONE show that patients taking statins had a 41% lower risk of in-hospital death from COVID-19.  Statins are used to reduce blood cholesterol levels by blocking liver enzymes responsible for making cholesterol. This category of drugs is widely prescribed worldwide. According to the CDC, 93% of patients who...Read more

Executive Health Management

New-management-pathways-in-cardiovascular-risk-factors

2019 02 Oct

Summary: A presentation of a case study in light of the updated ESC guidelines on lipid control and new guidelines on diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Several new guidelines were released at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in Paris, France. These included updated guidelines on lipid control and new guidelines...Read more

Cardiology Management

Comparing-lipid-guidelines-esc-vs-2018-acc-aha

2019 23 Sep

The European Society of Cardiology’s Guideline for the Management of Dyslipidaemias was announced at ESC 2019, nine months after the publication of the 2018 ACC/AHA Multisociety Guidelines for the Management of Blood Cholesterol. A major question for healthcare professionals around the globe is: how do these two guidelines compare? What are the differences...Read more

IMAGING Management

Imaging-modality-targets-cholesterol-in-arterial-plaque

2019 20 Jun

In an article published in the peer-reviewed SPIE publication Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO), "Frequency-domain differential photoacoustic radar: theory and validation for ultra-sensitive atherosclerotic plaque imaging," researchers demonstrate a new imaging modality that successfully identifies the presence of cholesterol in the arterial plaque....Read more

Cardiology Management

Cholesterol-is-the-cause-of-atherosclerosis

2017 15 Aug

Although some investigators have considered cholesterol the cause of atherosclerosis for several decades, data from two recent studies provide clear evidence that cholesterol is the villain, according to an Editorial article to appear in The American Journal of Cardiology. The article is available online as an accepted manuscript. In 27 April,...Read more

Cardiology Management

Study-hdl-not-independent-heart-disease-risk-factor

2016 31 Oct

A study of 631,000 people has found that both low and very high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) are associated with a higher risk of mortality from heart disease, cancer and other causes. The researchers suggest that the findings cast doubt on HDL being used as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease or for the goal of raising...Read more

Cardiology Management

New-guidelines-for-using-nonstatin-cholesterol-lowering-drugs

2016 12 Jul

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has released an "Expert Consensus Decision Pathway" document on the role of nonstatin therapies for low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol lowering in the management of cardiovascular disease risk. The document is published in the  Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Donald M. Lloyd-Jones,...Read more

Cardiology Management

Statin-intolerance-is-real

2016 05 Apr

There is no doubt that statins have revolutionised cardiovascular care during the last two decades and have proven to be an effective and an inexpensive way to reduce LDL cholesterol. However, everyone cannot take statins and many complain of side effects including muscle pain, weakness and cramping. Many patients have to discontinue statins even...Read more

Cardiology Management

One-in-three-deaths-due-to-cardiovascular-disease

2015 22 Dec

New statistics from the American Heart Association's 2016 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update show that one of every three deaths in the U.S. in 2013 were from heart disease. The statistics also show that heart disease and stroke remain the No. 1 and No. 2 killers worldwide.  Some of the key statistics from this new data include:  Cardiovascular...Read more

Cardiology Management

Heart-disease-stroke-invisible-to-most-women

2015 10 Nov

Heart disease and stroke continue to be the number one killer of women in the U.S. One in three women die from heart disease and stroke every year. Death rates due to heart disease and stroke have declined among men but women's rates have declined at a much slower pace.  It seems that women still do not seem to have a personal connection to the disease...Read more

IMAGING Management

Study-links-arterial-plaque-with-diabetes-cholesterol

2015 02 Jun

Results of a new study published in Radiology reveal that non-calcified arterial plaque is associated with diabetes, high systolic blood pressure and increased “bad” cholesterol levels in asymptomatic individuals. “Most information to date about coronary artery disease and cardiovascular risk factors in asymptomatic individuals has been derived...Read more

Cardiology Management

Paediatric-cholesterol-guidelines-for-young-adults-increase-statin-use

2015 09 Apr

According to an article published by JAMA Pediatrics , application of paediatric guidelines for lipid levels for persons 17 to 21 years of age who have elevated LDL-C levels could result in statin treatment for more than 400,000 additional young people than the adult guidelines. Adolescence is a common time for the emergence of cardiovascular risk...Read more

Pharmacy Management

Statins-do-not-impair-memory-or-cognitive-functioning

2015 15 Jan

The FDA recently issued a warning that statins could affect memory, attention span and other cognitive abilities of people who are using the drug to control their cholesterol levels. However, a comprehensive review of 25 clinical trials comprising of 47,000 people finds no link between statin use and changes in cognition. The systematic review was...Read more

Cardiology Management

Cvd-programmes-reduce-deaths-over-40-year-period

2015 13 Jan

A 40-year experiment targeting cardiovascular factors, conducted in a rural Maine county, demonstrated significant reductions in hospitalisation and death rates, according to a new study. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association , shows that changes in smoking, cholesterol control and other behaviours lead to an accumulative...Read more

Cardiology Management

Study-obesity-fuels-silent-heart-damage

2014 28 Nov

New research has found that obese people without overt heart disease experience silent cardiac damage that fuels their risk for heart failure down the road. The findings, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure , challenge the current belief that much of the cardiovascular disease amongst overweight people is caused...Read more