Niacin Does Not Decrease Mortality in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease or Low HDL ...
Jul 15, 2017 - We are now flush with data about the effects of niacin in patients with elevated cholesterol levels. Despite its ability to raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL) serum cholesterol levels, it does not add additional mortality or morbidity benefit to statin treatment. Patients with ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0715/p129.html
Small Reduction in Cardiovascular Outcome After Ischemic Stroke with Lower LDL Target, ...
Aug 15, 2020 - A lower LDL target slightly reduced the likelihood of a broad composite outcome (number needed to treat [NNT] = 43 over 3.5 years), largely by reducing nonfatal strokes (NNT = 77; statistical significance not reported).
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0815/p247.html
Statins Ineffective for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients 75 ...
Apr 1, 2019 - In this retrospective study, statin treatment in patients 75 years or older without preexisting CVD did not change the likelihood of developing CVD or reduce any-cause mortality. However, patients 75 to 84 years of age with diabetes mellitus benefitted from treatment. These results ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0401/p461.html
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