Statins may benefit people at low risk of heart disease

People at risk of heart disease are generally prescribed statins to treat high cholesterol which work by reducing the formation of cholesterol in the liver and protecting blood vessel linings. Statins are usually prescribed to people with high cholesterol or who have had a heart attack but research has shown that even people with a low risk may benefit from taking statins in combination with a health lifestyle. The study reported that statins combined with exercise and diet reduced cholesterol levels by 25 to 60% compared to 10% in those who only undertook diet and exercise. Thus it has been determined that people who may benefit from statin use are those with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, a family history of heart disease and diabetes and smokers, males over 45, postmenopausal women not taking hormone replacements and those who had had a heart attack or bypass surgery.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by eDiets

Related Disease Topics:

• Heart disease
• High cholesterol
• High blood pressure
• Smoking
• Menopause
• Heart attack
• Heart bypass

Article Source Details

About: Statins may benefit people at low risk of heart disease

Date: 18 January 2005

Source: eDiets

Author: John Riddle

URL: http://www.ediets.com/news/article.cfm?cmi=881647&cid=28

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• Diet
• Exercise
• Research and heart disease
• Research and high cholesterol
• Research and high blood pressure
• Research and smoking
• Research and menopause
• Research and heart attack
• Research and heart bypass
• Medication and heart disease
• Medication and high cholesterol
• Medication and high blood pressure
• Medication and smoking
• Medication and menopause
• Medication and heart attack
• Medication and heart bypass
• Research
• Medication
• Risk and heart disease
• Risk and high cholesterol
• Risk and high blood pressure
• Risk and smoking
• Risk and menopause
• Risk and heart attack
• Risk and heart bypass

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