Statins for Primary Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Time to Curb Our Enthusiasm.

JAMA Intern Med

Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.

Published: October 2022

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3204DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

statins primary
4
primary cardiovascular
4
cardiovascular disease
4
disease prevention
4
prevention time
4
time curb
4
curb enthusiasm
4
statins
1
cardiovascular
1
disease
1

Similar Publications

Statin therapy in primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevention.

Curr Atheroscler Rep

December 2024

Hellenic Endocrine Network, 6, Ermou St, Athens, Greece.

Purpose Of Review: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is one of the most common causes of death globally and the leading one in the US. Elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is one of the main modifiable disease risk factors and statin therapies have been extensively studied in that regard. The present work presents the clinical trials derived evidence supporting the use of statins in primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevention.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background And Objectives: Guidelines recommend target levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and intensive lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) in high-risk patients. However, the value of escalating LLT when the LDL-C targets are achieved with moderate-intensity statins is unknown. We aimed to evaluate the benefits of LLT escalation in this population.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

This population-based cohort study aimed to evaluate the risk of osteoporosis and fractures associated with higher-potency statin use compared to lower-potency statin use in patients with stroke, using data from the Health Insurance and Review Assessment database of South Korea (2010-2019). Patients who received statin within 30 days after hospitalization for a new-onset stroke (n = 276,911) were divided into higher-potency (n = 212,215, 76.6%) or lower-potency (n = 64,696, 23.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Concerns persist regarding the cognitive safety of achieving very low levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Although short-term studies are reassuring, the long-term cognitive effects of sustained exposure to very low LDL cholesterol levels through combined proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibition and statin therapy remain unknown.

Methods: This prospective study enrolled a subset of adults with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease who had completed a neurocognitive substudy (EBBINGHAUS) of a placebo-controlled randomized trial of evolocumab (FOURIER) and were eligible for a long-term open-label extension.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Metabolic Syndrome: An Updated Review on Diagnosis and Treatment for Primary Care Clinicians.

J Prim Care Community Health

December 2024

Lehigh Valley Health Network Family Medicine Residency, Allentown, PA, USA.

Objective: Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors (central obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance) that affects between 12.5% and 31.4% of adults worldwide.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!