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Case Study: Statin Use in the Elderly: An Age-Old Question
Many physicians are faced with a growing elderly population in their practice and the resulting therapeutic dilemmas. A 10- year CVD risk calculation cannot be…
My Statin or My Sarcolemma? Could Vitamin D Provide Some Answers for Improved Statin Compliance?
Data from the Cholesterol and Recurrent Events (CARE), Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischemic Disease (LIPID), and Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S) trials have shown…
Age-Related Pharmacokinetic Changes and the Impact on Statin Therapy in Older Patients
While there is evidence for atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk reduction with statins in both primary and secondary prevention in older patients, there is a higher incidence…
From Microbes to Foam Cells
Atherosclerosis is a lipid-driven disorder and the main underlying cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Microbiology has long been a critical focal area of medicine in…
The Use of Statins to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in the Elderly
There is compelling and consistent evidence from clinical outcome trials that reducing the level of LDL-C with statins reduces the risk of having an ASCVD…
Risk Factors and Lifestyle Considerations in Older Adults
Age is the single biggest risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and, not surprisingly, age is associated with other risk factors, as well. It is…
A Review of Dietary Supplements for Hyperlipidemia
The intent of this article is to review the over-the-counter (OTC) products and dietary supplements that have proven effective on cholesterol levels. There is little…
Dietary Trans Fatty Acids And Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Should We Go Back to Using Butter?
Structure, Function, Dietary Sources Trans fatty acids (TFAs) are industrially produced during the partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils and they contain at least one double…