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Risk of New-Onset Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction From High-Dose Statin Therapy in Pre-Diabetics and Non – Pre-Diabetics

More intensive statin therapy compared with moderate-intensity statin therapy decreases risk even further (1). [...]the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines recommend high-intensity statin therapy in high-risk patients. PD patients also had, on average,...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2015-02, Vol.65 (4), p.402-404
Main Authors: Kohli, Payal, MD, Waters, David D., MD, Nemr, Rita, MD, Arsenault, Benoit J., PhD, Messig, Michael, PhD, DeMicco, David A., DPharm, Laskey, Rachel, PhD, Kastelein, John J.P., MD, PhD
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Summary:More intensive statin therapy compared with moderate-intensity statin therapy decreases risk even further (1). [...]the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines recommend high-intensity statin therapy in high-risk patients. PD patients also had, on average, a higher body mass index, higher FBG, higher triglyceride levels, and lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2014.10.053