This article summarizes the current information about how to treat patients with high lipid levels.
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Managing Cholesterol to Prevent ASCVD -
COVID-19 and the Cardiac Patient Mended Hearts hosted a webinar about COVID-19 and patients with heart conditions. Martha Gulati, CardioSmart's Editor-in-Chief, was the speaker. -
More Research Needed to Understand Role of Statins in COVID 19 If you are taking a statin for an underlying heart condition or to lower your chance of developing heart disease, continue to do so unless directed otherwise by your health care professional.
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Statins for Breast Cancer? Maybe for Some. Popular cholesterol-lowering drug linked to a lower chance of treatment-related heart failure.
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Heart Patients Warned of Risks from Coronavirus People with heart disease seem to be at higher risk of developing serious illness from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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Use Olive Oil Instead of Saturated Fats for Heart Health Olive oil linked to lower risk of cardiovascular disease in analysis of more than 90,000 U.S. adults. -
Do Preventive Medicines Undermine Healthy Habits? People who start taking medicines to prevent heart disease might benefit from added support to keep up healthy habits, study suggests. -
Evolocumab to Treat FH is Safe and Effective, Study Shows New type of treatment, called a PCSK-9 inhibitor, can lower cholesterol in people with familial hypercholesterolemia. -
Opinions Vary on Benefits of Milk The dietary guideline urging most Americans to drink three glasses of milk a day isn’t justified, according to authors of a review article in the New England Journal of Medicine. -
Highlighting the Concerns of Marijuana's Effects on the Heart Marijuana use is associated with cardiovascular problems and can interfere with common heart medications, according to a review article. -
Quality Comes First in Carbs vs Fats Debate Healthy low-carbohydrate diet and healthy low-fat diet are linked to decreased mortality, study shows.