The American Heart Association’s new cardiovascular disease event prediction equations could leave 14.3 million patients ineligible for statin therapy, according to a study published July 29 in JAMA.

When it comes to using statins to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, one leading US guideline recommends the drugs to 9 million more people than the other, according to a study published in the ...

It’s a familiar scene for patients during a routine primary care visit. The doctor scans blood test results, notes high cholesterol flagged by a standard calculator to assess risk of heart attack or ...

(Reuters Health) - More than nine million people may miss out on cholesterol-lowering drugs that prevent heart attacks and strokes if doctors choose one set of medical guidelines over another, ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force on Tuesday announced its latest guidelines on the use of statins to prevent a first heart attack or stroke. The recommendations are virtually unchanged from prior ...

(HealthDay News) — European and American guidelines lead to different recommendations for statin therapy, according to a study published online in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. Amir A. Mahabadi, MD, ...

Over one in five Americans between the ages of 40 and 75 already take a statin to prevent an initial heart attack or stroke, the American study from 2017 estimated. Following either of the guidelines ...