Month: August 2013

Aggressive treatment with statins reduces the risk of subsequent cardiovascular events in patients with coronary…

The type of healthcare reimbursement system influences the achievement of cholesterol targets, reveals new research….

High doses of statins prevent dementia in older people, according to new research. The study…

Statins lower the rate of cataract by 20 percent, according to new research. The risk…

The CHADS2 stroke risk scores 0 or 1 assign more than one-third of patients in…

Mass screening in more than 25,000 Swedish residents has identified untreated atrial fibrillation in 5…

Patients with five or more risk factors have the same stroke risk as patients with…

The risk of ischemic stroke after acute myocardial infarction in diabetics has dropped over a…

STEMI incidence fell in southern Switzerland after implementation of the smoking ban in public places,…

Smokers who survive to 70 still lose an average of four years of life, according…