Category Archives: Cholesterol

Is statin therapy (cholesterol lowering medicine) effective in preventing cardiac events?

Posted on February 11, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

Yes!  The pooled data from many studies showed that more intensive statin therapy (higher medicine dose with resulting lower cholesterol levels) was more effective than less intensive statin therapy in reducing the rate of major cardiovascular events (heart attack and … Continue reading →

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Do statin drugs reduce all-cause mortality in patients with high LDL?

Posted on February 4, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

Yes!  Let me explain this.  When your doctor checks your cholesterol lab work and says “Your bad cholesterol level is high.”  That means that the LDL cholesterol is elevated.  LDL is bad.  Period. Statin drugs can be used for all … Continue reading →

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70 is the new 100!

Posted on November 19, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

What?  There are new guidelines on lowering cholesterol.  We have, for years, targeted  LDL (the bad cholesterol) to be under 100 in at-risk patients.  Now, the LDL target number is under 70! An LDL below 70 mg/dL should be the … Continue reading →

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Are you on a statin? Will it give you diabetes?

Posted on June 22, 2011 by drlesliegreenberg

We now know that a high-dosed statin can increase your risk of getting diabetes.  What are the risks?  New study shows increased risk of diabetes with high-dose statin medication albeit only 2 per 1000 patient-years.  Studies, though, showed that there … Continue reading →

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