Many older people develop chronic kidney disease and are also likely to be on cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins. There has been speculation that ...

Objective: To explore the impact of statin use on cognition. Data Sources: A literature search was performed using MEDLINE (1950-November 2011), EMBASE (1980-November 2011), and the Cochrane ...

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In the Philippines, where cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been a leading cause of death for over three decades, the ...

The new draft guidance introduces some flexibility into the assessments that doctors currently use to decide whether a statin should be prescribed, based on new data reinforcing the safety of the ...

There remains controversy in the scientific community about the benefit of statins in women, because women have been less studied than men.

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

There is decreased risk for MACE, stroke, and mortality in patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation who regularly use statins.

Statins, which are prescription drugs that can reduce cholesterol levels and lower the risk for heart disease, don’t affect kidney function, new research shows.