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Starting with a statin or statin plus ezetimibe to lower LDL led to similar heart outcomes

2 outlets · first reported by AHA Newsroom 5d ago · latest 3d ago · 49 hours of coverage

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  1. 5d ago
    first AHA Newsroom indie n=3,000
    Starting with a statin or statin plus ezetimibe to lower LDL led to similar heart outcomes

    Research Highlights: In a study of more than 3,000 adults in South Korea with heart or blood vessel disease, starting cholesterol treatment with a statin alone or with a statin plus ezetimibe (a non-statin medication that reduces the absorption of...

  2. 3d ago
    Starting with a statin or statin plus ezetimibe to lower LDL led to similar heart outcomes

    Adults with heart or blood vessel disease who started treatment with a statin alone had rates of heart attack, stroke and other heart problems over three years similar to those who started with a statin plus ezetimibe (a nonstatin medication to help limit cholesterol absorption in the intestine)…

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