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The use of intensive lipid-lowering therapy by means of statin medications is recommended after transient ischemic attack (TIA) and ischemic stroke of atherosclerotic origin. The target level for ...
The longer you have high levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol, the greater your risk of a heart attack. By Nicholas Bakalar LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease. Now ...
When the FOURIER trial was presented at the American College of Cardiology 2017 Scientific Session in March, some physicians said they’d hoped to see evolocumab (Repatha, Amgen) make a bigger dint in ...
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