Addressing dyslipidemia is crucial to reducing the burden imposed by cardiovascular disease. However, many current statins have major limitations. Moreover, innovative treatments need to address ...

Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function, a research team has found. Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function ...

Potential associations between urate and gout and lipid-lowering drugs have been revealed in observational studies. However, the effects of lipid-lowering drugs on urate and gout remain controversial.

Currently available lipid-lowering therapies provide benefit, however there are a large number of patients globally who do not achieve their LDL-C goal with such treatments, in addition to many ...

Clin Lipidology. 2010;5(3):309-323. The usual starting dose of pitavastatin is 1 mg once daily. The dose should be adjusted at intervals of at least 4 weeks according to LDL-C levels, the goal of ...

Researchers Find Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Have No Effect on Kidney Function Jan. 27, 2025 — Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function, a research team has ...

For decades, cholesterol-lowering medications like statins have been the go-to solution for managing heart health. However, a newer, lesser-known drug promises to dramatically lower LDL (low-density ...

Researchers are mindful of the exciting days when new drugs raised “good” cholesterol, or HDL, but found they didn’t lower the risk of a heart attack or stroke, says Stephen Nicholls ...

The following is a summary of “Evaluating lipid-lowering drug targets for full-course diabetic retinopathy,” published in the February 2025 issue of British Journal of Ophthalmology by Cao et al.

Statins, widely prescribed to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular ... Misinformation, especially about widely prescribed medications like statins, can influence perceptions and decisions ...

Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function, a research team led by the University of Iowa has found. The research team, led by clinical professors Michelle ...