Statins, which are prescription drugs that can reduce cholesterol levels and lower the risk for heart disease, don’t affect kidney function, new research shows.

My yearly wellness test was excellent, except my cholesterol and LDL ... and some of my older patients choose to start medication. My best guess is that you could reduce your risk from about ...

DEAR DR ROACH: I am a 74-year-old woman ... word for it). Women are more likely to have this side effect. When I see this in my patient, I will usually try a different type of statin drug.

Future Cardiol. 2009;5(1):1-4. That leaves extrapolation from secondary prevention women's results to support primary prevention statin use, yet the risk profiles for women in the two groups ...

Treatment of hypertension in older adults with diabetes has been shown to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The vascular benefits of aggressive LDL-lowering with statins for secondary ...