Overall, the percentage of guideline-eligible patients taking statins increased 11.6% in 1999-2000 to 32.4% in 2017-2018, but there was no change in uptake from 2013-2014 onwards. For adults newly ...

Based on the 2018 AHA/ACC Guideline, this patient needing secondary prevention meets the criteria for very high risk for future ASCVD because she has had multiple major ASCVD events and has three ...

New risk thresholds used to guide statin therapy for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the latest European guidelines dramatically reduce eligibility for statin use ...

Statins recommended for persons with HIV with a 10-year ASCVD risk score of 5 percent or higher; favored for those with risk score below 5 percent. (HealthDay News) — In a clinical guideline ...

Statin therapy following myocardial infarction is a pillar of the secondary prevention approach. However, defining a maximally beneficial dosing strategy requires attention to both cardiovascular ...

To determine statin adherence rates in patients enrolled in a cardiovascular secondary disease prevention program and to evaluate the impact of adherence on subsequent clinical events. There were ...

Overall statin use for primary prevention increased since 1999 to 2000 but has plateaued since 2013 to 2014, according to a research letter published online Dec. 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Of those in CGPS, just 2,862 qualified for a statin (4%) according to the ESC guidelines. In contrast, 34% of adults would be eligible for a statin based on the ACC/AHA guidelines and 26% based on the ...

WASHINGTON — Millions more Americans could end up taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs under new recommendations released Tuesday that advocate a dramatic shift in the way doctors assess and ...

When it comes to using statins to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, one leading US guideline recommends the drugs to 9 million more people than the other, according to a study published in ...

The panel favored statins for patients with a 10-year ASCVD risk score below 5%, but recommended patient-clinician risk discussions that accounted for additional HIV-related risk factors that ...

THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Physicians and published online May 27 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, recommendations are ...