Should women take statins for cholesterol? - Mayo Clinic Press
2024年2月5日 · Depending on which statin is prescribed and at what dose, you can expect your LDL cholesterol to decrease within 1 to 3 months of starting statin therapy. Some statins are more potent (rosuvastatin, atorvastatin) than others (simvastatin, pravastatin).
Statins: Which one is the safest to take? - Medical News Today
2023年11月29日 · There is no one-size-fits-all safest statin. The best choice depends on the side effects a person experiences, their co-occurring conditions, and other medications they take. If a...
Reconsidering Statins for High Cholesterol After 75 - AARP
2020年10月29日 · You are 40 to 75 years old with a high risk of developing heart disease or stroke and have an LDL cholesterol level of 70 mg/dL or higher. According to the guidelines, after age 75 you should have a workup with your doctor and a discussion of risks and benefits.
Which Statin Is Safest? Tolerability and Side Effects - Healthgrades
2023年8月15日 · There is no consensus on a single safest statin. However, some statins may be safer for some people than others, with fewer side effects and higher tolerability. You may need to try different statins to find the one that works best for you.
What's the Safest Cholesterol Medication? - Healthline
2024年5月28日 · Statins are safe for the majority of people. In fact, the American Heart Association (AHA) notes that the benefits of statin therapy greatly outweigh the low risks associated with taking...
Mayo Clinic Minute: Should older people take statins?
2019年8月29日 · Recent research shows that people 75 and older who go off statins have an increased risk of hospitalization because of cardiovascular problems. Dr. Francisco Lopez-Jimenez , a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says that many older people who take statins should stay on …
Efficacy and Safety of Statin Therapy in Older People: Meta-Analysis
2019年2月4日 · Statin therapy is safe in the elderly and has no effect at any age on nonvascular mortality, cancer death, or cancer incidence. In persons >75 years, the absolute reduction in vascular events was about 0.5% per year per mmol/L decrease in LDL-C, which may or may not be greater in high-risk subjects.
Are statins really a ‘waste of time’ for over-75s? - BHF
A new study has reported that statins don’t reduce risk of heart attacks and stroke for over 75s without existing heart or circulatory diseases. We go behind the headlines to get to the truth and ask whether statins really are worth taking.
Primary Prevention With Statins in the Elderly
2018年1月2日 · Recommended statins based on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) before treatment is 70-189 mg/dl in the age range of 40-75 years in the ACC/AHA who require a ≥7.5% 10-year risk to be eligible.
Lower Doses of Statins Just as Effective in Older Adults Who Are …
2023年7月31日 · “This research shows that a lower intensity statin may be just as effective in reducing LDL cholesterol levels in older patients as a higher dose is in younger patients,” said Stanford Health Policy’s Mark Hlatky, MD, a professor of health policy and cardiovascular medicine at Stanford Medicine.