Background: Statins are generally well tolerated, but some patients discontinue therapy secondary to adverse effects. Dosing a statin (rosuvastatin) every other day (EOD) may provide significant ...

ATP = Adult Treatment Panel; BAR = bile acid resin; BMI = body mass index; CHD = coronary heart disease; CVA = cerebral vascular accident; HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. a n = 44.

Statin therapy has now been shown to reduce the incidence of adverse cardiovascular events and mortality in individuals without overt signs of cardiovascular disease but with risk factors, which ...

In a second paper, I and a colleague described the deceptive approach statin advocates have used to exaggerate the appearance of the effectiveness of statins in reducing coronary events.