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Strict adherence to the new risk-based American College of Cardiology-American Heart Association guidelines for managing cholesterol would increase the number of adults eligible for statin therapy by nearly 13 million, a study suggests.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-09 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1493900 [Title] => ADA: Give statins to most diabetes patients [Summary] =>

Most patients with diabetes should receive at least a moderate statin dosage regardless of their cardiovascular disease risk profile, according to the American Diabetes Association’s annual update to standards for managing patients with diabetes.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-29 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1353253 [Title] => Statins may cut risk of hepatocellular carcinoma [Summary] =>

Statin therapy taken to prevent cardiovascular events also appears to protect against hepatocellular carcinoma, reducing the overall risk for the cancer by 37%, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1319170 [Title] => Fish oil cuts triglycerides by 20%, randomized trial suggests [Summary] =>

A 12-week treatment regimen with a purified formulation of fish oil led to a greater-than- 20% reduction of elevated triglyceride levels, as well as other favorable lipid changes, in a phase III, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in about 700 patients.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 906996 [Title] => Statin use tied to 10% cut in colorectal Ca risk [Summary] =>

Statin use was associated with a moderate but significant 10% reduction in risk of colorectal cancer, based on a meta-analysis of 24 studies, investigators reported at the meeting.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 853258 [Title] => Coenzyme Q10 helps relieve statin-induced muscle pains [Summary] =>

Statins are tried-and-tested drugs, not only for lowering increased cholesterol levels, but preventing cardiovascular complications like heart attack and stroke.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 688199 [Title] => Statins tied to few hospital visits for asthma [Summary] =>

The use of statins was associated with 33% reduction in the risk of emergency department visits and hospitalizations among adult asthma patients in a retrospective study.

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Dr. Alex Tuazon, Unilab division vice president for medical affairs, said Unilab scientists are now looking in particular at a gene that encodes a substance called cholesteryl ester transfer protein or CETP.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 310878 [Title] => Statins: Marvelous medications for cholesterol [Summary] => For a young physician just starting on his medical practice today, life before the statins must seem like the dark ages of medicine. Indeed, these powerful medications have revolutionized medical care and improved the outlook for millions of people with heart disease or cardiovascular risk factors.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133436 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778504 [AuthorName] => Tyrone M. Reyes M.D. [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Cholesterol guides could add 13 M new statin users
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Strict adherence to the new risk-based American College of Cardiology-American Heart Association guidelines for managing cholesterol would increase the number of adults eligible for statin therapy by nearly 13 million, a study suggests.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-09 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1493900 [Title] => ADA: Give statins to most diabetes patients [Summary] =>

Most patients with diabetes should receive at least a moderate statin dosage regardless of their cardiovascular disease risk profile, according to the American Diabetes Association’s annual update to standards for managing patients with diabetes.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-29 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1353253 [Title] => Statins may cut risk of hepatocellular carcinoma [Summary] =>

Statin therapy taken to prevent cardiovascular events also appears to protect against hepatocellular carcinoma, reducing the overall risk for the cancer by 37%, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1319170 [Title] => Fish oil cuts triglycerides by 20%, randomized trial suggests [Summary] =>

A 12-week treatment regimen with a purified formulation of fish oil led to a greater-than- 20% reduction of elevated triglyceride levels, as well as other favorable lipid changes, in a phase III, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in about 700 patients.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 906996 [Title] => Statin use tied to 10% cut in colorectal Ca risk [Summary] =>

Statin use was associated with a moderate but significant 10% reduction in risk of colorectal cancer, based on a meta-analysis of 24 studies, investigators reported at the meeting.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 853258 [Title] => Coenzyme Q10 helps relieve statin-induced muscle pains [Summary] =>

Statins are tried-and-tested drugs, not only for lowering increased cholesterol levels, but preventing cardiovascular complications like heart attack and stroke.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 688199 [Title] => Statins tied to few hospital visits for asthma [Summary] =>

The use of statins was associated with 33% reduction in the risk of emergency department visits and hospitalizations among adult asthma patients in a retrospective study.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 25359 [Title] => Statin pretreatment reduces contrast nephropathy in PCI [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-11-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 390769 [Title] => Unilab probes genes’ link to high cholesterol [Summary] => Filipino scientists at leading pharmaceutical company United Laboratories Inc. are now looking at genes associated with cardiovascular diseases to determine more responsive treatment methods for Filipinos with high cholesterol.

Dr. Alex Tuazon, Unilab division vice president for medical affairs, said Unilab scientists are now looking in particular at a gene that encodes a substance called cholesteryl ester transfer protein or CETP.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 310878 [Title] => Statins: Marvelous medications for cholesterol [Summary] => For a young physician just starting on his medical practice today, life before the statins must seem like the dark ages of medicine. Indeed, these powerful medications have revolutionized medical care and improved the outlook for millions of people with heart disease or cardiovascular risk factors.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133436 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778504 [AuthorName] => Tyrone M. Reyes M.D. [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) ) )
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