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6 Μαρ 2024 · Statins are drugs that can lower your cholesterol. They work by blocking a substance that your body needs to make cholesterol. Lowering cholesterol isn't the only benefit of taking a statin. These medicines also have been linked to a lower risk of heart disease and stroke. Statins also may help reduce the risk of certain blood clots.
29 Νοε 2023 · Statins work to lower LDL levels. This slows the buildup of cholesterol in your arteries. Statins also reduce inflammation in artery walls. If you do have plaque buildup inside your arteries, statins can help prevent them from breaking open and leading to blood clots.
1 Οκτ 2022 · High levels of LDL can lead to fatty deposits (plaque) in artery walls throughout the body. By limiting plaque buildup in the arteries that feed the heart (coronary arteries) and those that supply blood to the brain, statins help prevent heart disease and stroke. But statins do even more.
Statins help lower your cholesterol levels. We answer your top questions, such as are they safe, what’s a low dose statin and what to do about side effects.
Statins have long been used for the protection against coronary artery disease (CAD). Their beneficial effect apart from cholesterol reduction lies in their pleiotropic properties. Emerging evidence from laboratory studies and clinical trials as ...
27 Μαΐ 2023 · Statins include atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol XL), lovastatin (Altoprev), pitavastatin (Livalo), pravastatin, rosuvastatin (Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor). Having too much cholesterol in the blood increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Advances in cardiac imaging, from intravascular ultrasound to multi-detector coronary computed tomography angiography, have furthered our understanding of statin's effect on atherosclerotic plaque. Notably, statins play a role in plaque regression with reduction in lipid content.
