@geripal.bsky.socialNew guidelines make 90%+ of older adults eligible for #statins, but should they take them? We break down the new PREVENT risk calculator, STAREE trial findings, and the safety of deprescribing after 75. #medsky
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@nursingtimes.bsky.socialStatins may protect against common cause of blindness
Taking statins could provide protection against one of the commonest causes of blindness in old age, according to US research published this week. #statins #glaucoma #healthcare #blindness #health #nursing
@fds3rd.bsky.social#Statins Linked to Reduced #Glaucoma Risk and Slower Progression
#Health #Neuroscience
@fds.wsocial.eu#Statins Linked to Reduced #Glaucoma Risk and Slower Progression
#Health #Neuroscience
@drug-evidence.bsky.socialICYMI - #Deprescribing webinar recording! 😍
When making decisions about 🛑 #statins, consider:
✅ patient values, preferences
✅ health status
✅ current evidence
Watch as the TI's Dr. Wade Thompson summarizes current evidence: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqEo...
@thelancetendo.bsky.socialAlso read the original TimeCapsule article:
A quarter-century of progress: innovations in lipid medicine that transformed cardiovascular prevention thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#LDL #cholesterol #ASCVD #statins #PCSK9 inhibitors
@thelancetendo.bsky.social25 Years of Lipid Medicine youtube.com/watch?v=atCH...
#LDL #cholesterol #ASCVD
#statins #PCSK9 inhibitors
@nursinginpractice.bsky.socialEarly use of statins after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis could reduce the risk of developing dementia, new research suggests.
@sixstonejars.coStatins can help high-risk patients, however, baseline risk, absolute benefit, muscle/metabolic effects, CoQ10, cognition, and patient preference should be discussed. Better questions ≠ anti-medicine. sixstonejars.co/dangers-stat...
#HeartHealth #HealthLiteracy #Statins #EvidenceBasedMedicine
@thelancetendo.bsky.social25 Years of #Lipid Medicine
youtube.com/watch?v=atCH...
#LDL #cholesterol #ASCVD #statins #PCSK9 inhibitors #ezetimibe #RNA-based drugs #gene editing
@thelancetendo.bsky.socialVideo Abstract—25 Years of Lipid Medicine youtube.com/watch?v=atCH...
#LDL #cholesterol #ASCVD #statins #PCSK9 inhibitors
#ezetimibe #RNA-based drugs #gene editing
@thelancetendo.bsky.socialNew Video Abstract:
25 Years of Lipid Medicine www.youtube.com/watch?v=atCH...
#LDL #cholesterol #ASCVD #statins #PCSK9 inhibitors
@roseanneb.bsky.socialAnd it has side effects. Like most drugs and often individual. I can't take #statins because they cause me incredible unbearable joint pain. But I wouldn't be saying the drug is the issue. It's my individual response.
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