There haven’t been many studies about starting statins in people as old as you. However, I can tell you that an 84-year-old ...
Most statin drugs are FDA-approved for children and teens under age 18, but only if they have a genetic condition that cause extremely high levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol. Yet in 2009 ...
Current AHA guidelines call for healthy Americans to bring LDL below 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) of blood, while ...
Although these cholesterol medications are some of the safest and most effective, they can come with unwanted side effects. We asked a doctor to explain.
The body needs some cholesterol to maintain good health. But for those who need to reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke, statin drugs lower the level of "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipo ...