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Reducing Heart Risks

If a patient cannot control heart risk factors with lifestyle measures, treatment may be needed.

Drug Treatment for Unhealthy Cholesterol and Lipid Levels

Aggressive control of cholesterol levels is known to reduce death rates in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). Unhealthy cholesterol levels are major contributors to atherosclerosis, the common factor in PAD and heart disease. Many experts now recommend that patients with PAD receive drugs to lower cholesterol.

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Expert & Community Posts

Was Torcetrapib’s Crash and Burn Fatal for this Class of Drug?

By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...suggested that, not only did the drug do the job, but the effects were positively enormous. ... Read more »

Find out how to reduce triglycerides!

By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...drugs (fenofibrate, or Tricor®, and gemfibrozil, or Lopid®) reduce triglycerides 30-40%, i.e.,... Read more »

New FAQ on the Sexual Side Effects of Chemotherapy

By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...aren’t the primary cause of the aggravating side effects to breast cancer treatment: loss of... Read more »

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Health Guide

Lowering Cholesterol for Patients

...appear positive and the medicines are quite well tolerated by most people. While the frequency of side effects with these medications is generally very low, nausea, gas, constipation, and... Read more »

Psoriasis: Other Medications

...rheumatoid arthritis) and cancer. Nearly all are powerful medications with potentially serious side effects. These drugs should be used only for severely incapacitating cases of psoriasis, which... Read more »

Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs

...Rosuvastatin lowers LDL more than other statins, but it also carries greater risks for more serious side effects (see Adverse Effects section.) Many experts believe that the more that LDL is... Read more »

Type 1 Diabetes

...causes arteries to narrow.Angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) block angiotensin.Beta-blockers block the effects of adrenaline and ease the hearts pumping action.Calcium-channel blockers (CCBs)... Read more »

Type 2 Diabetes

...arteries to narrow.Angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) block angiotensin. Beta-blockers block the effects of adrenaline and ease the hearts pumping action.Calcium-channel blockers (CCBs) decrease... Read more »

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