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Adding PCSK9 drugs to cholesterol-lowering statins can slash bad cholesterol by as much as 81% in people with high cholesterol.
Blocking a protein called PCSK9 with certain drugs helps your body remove bad cholesterol from your blood more effectively.
A protein called PCSK9 causes the liver to break down fewer 'bad' cholesterol carriers, which means more of it stays in your blood.
People with certain genetic changes that turn down a protein called PCSK9 tend to have lower 'bad' cholesterol their whole lives and are much less likely to get heart disease.
Can someone be perfectly healthy even if their 'bad' cholesterol is super low—like 14 mg/dL?
For adults with a genetic cholesterol problem who are already taking cholesterol pills, adding a daily 20 mg pill called enlicitide for 6 months cuts a harmful type of blood fat (lipoprotein(a)) by...
For adults with a genetic cholesterol problem who are already on cholesterol meds, taking a pill called enlicitide every day for 6 months might drastically lower a key heart disease risk protein in...
For adults with a genetic cholesterol problem and already taking statins, adding a pill called enlicitide every day for 6 months slashed bad cholesterol levels by over half, while a fake pill barely...
For people with a genetic cholesterol problem who are already on cholesterol meds, taking a pill called enlicitide every day for a year keeps their bad cholesterol way down — cutting it by more than...
For people with a genetic cholesterol problem who are already on cholesterol pills, taking a new drug called enlicitide every day for 6 months might slash their bad cholesterol way more than just the...
Taking ezetimibe doesn’t seem to raise your chances of getting cancer, diabetes, broken bones, or brain-related issues, based on a big review of studies that looked at thousands of people over time.
For people with kidney disease, taking simvastatin and ezetimibe together cuts their risk of heart attacks and strokes by 17% without causing more muscle or cancer problems.
If you have high cholesterol and can't take statins, taking a drug called ezetimibe by itself might lower your 'bad' cholesterol by about 18.6%—and it’s just as safe and easy to handle as a sugar...
For people who've had a recent heart problem, taking ezetimibe with their cholesterol medicine (a statin) helps prevent heart attacks and strokes over 7 years — and doesn't seem to cause extra cancer...
For people with heart disease, taking a combo of two cholesterol drugs (ezetimibe plus a mid-strength statin) works about as well as a strong statin alone at lowering bad cholesterol, helps more...
For people with heart disease from clogged arteries, keeping bad cholesterol really low—below 55—might be better for your kidneys than keeping it just under 70, especially if you're getting...
If you have heart disease from clogged arteries, getting your bad cholesterol down to around 56 mg/dL instead of 66 mg/dL can cut your risk of heart attacks or strokes by about a third over three...
For people with heart disease from clogged arteries, getting their bad cholesterol down to around 56 doesn’t cause more serious side effects than staying at 66, and it’s safe to keep it that low for...
For people who already have heart disease, aiming to get their 'bad' cholesterol (LDL) below 55 mg/dL cuts their risk of serious heart problems by about one-third over three years compared to aiming...
Even if your blood sugar isn’t high enough to be diagnosed with a problem, it might still be quietly harming your blood vessels as you get older.
Even if middle-aged guys and gals have no obvious heart risks, men and older people are more likely to have hidden artery buildup — and so are those with higher 'bad' cholesterol.
Even if your heart looks healthy and you have no major risk factors, higher 'bad' cholesterol (LDL) — even when it's considered 'normal' — is linked to more hidden artery buildup. For every 10-point...
Even if you're a middle-aged adult with normal cholesterol and no obvious heart disease risks, there's almost a 50% chance you already have early signs of heart disease, like buildup in your arteries.
Taking a drug called evolocumab every two weeks is just as safe as taking a fake pill (placebo) for people with certain heart risks — there’s no real difference in side effects after nearly 5 years.