Category: Heart And Vascular
Why don’t people who are eligible for cholesterol lowering medicines take them? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Just how much does it cost our healthcare system when people don’t take needed medicines to reduce cardiovascular risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Not taking medicines to lower cholesterol when you clearly need them increases your risk for heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events. Yet a study by Caleb Alexander, a drug safety and efficacy expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues, shows …
The gap between recommendations and who is actually taking medicines to lower cardiovascular disease risk is huge, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes, remains the number one cause of death in the United States, yet many people who should be taking medicines to lower their risk by lowering cholesterol aren’t. That’s according to a study by …
How many people aren’t taking needed medicines to reduce cardiovascular risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Most people have heard of statins, drugs that lower cholesterol and consequent cardiovascular disease risk. Caleb Alexander, a drug safety and efficacy expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues, have looked at just how many people who should be taking such …
Can you reverse your risk for cardiovascular kidney metabolic syndrome? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Risk for cardiovascular kidney metabolic syndrome is linked to behavior, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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CKM stands for cardiovascular kidney metabolic syndrome, and Chiadi Ndumele, a Johns Hopkins cardiologist and chair of the American Heart Association writing committee that described the syndrome, says while people’s choices determine much of their risk to develop it, it’s …