From lipid rage to toilet rapture: A tale of two patient letters
The highs and lows of being a patient are sometimes communicated to the GP by an appreciative letter, and sometimes by one of searing complaint.…
Tag: Statins
Ischaemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease
Need to know: Ischaemic heart disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and coronary atherosclerosis is a well-recognised cause. × Welcome to AusDoc.…
A cosmetic concern that is more than skin deep
Fen, a 61-year-old woman, visits her GP to review the results of recent blood tests. She is concerned about a lump under her right eye,…
Mushrooms and moulds: The remarkable story of Dr Akira Endo and the statins revolution
“I was born into a rural farming family in northern Japan, in Akita, where I lived for 17 years with my extended family, including my grandparents.…
Leading statins equally cardioprotective in head-to-head trial
Rosuvastatin and atorvastatin are equally effective in cutting the risk of death and cardiac events despite greater LDL cholesterol lowering with rosuvastatin, show results from…
Inflammation predicts CV events ‘better than lipids’Â in patients taking statins
Vascular inflammation is a better predictor of future cardiovascular events and death than LDL cholesterol in patients on statin therapy, US doctors report. Their meta-analysis…
Statins in pregnancy ‘may be justified’ for high-risk women with FH
Ongoing use of pravastatin during pregnancy may be warranted in high-risk women with familial hypercholesterolaemia, according to WA doctors. Their case series of 13 pregnant…
Calcium scoring needed to guide statin prescribing: cardiologists
Australians at low to intermediate risk of cardiovascular disease should undergo calcium scoring to assess their eligibility for statin therapy, according to a study by…
Statins ‘rarely to blame’ for muscle pain
Data from statin trials suggest most muscle symptoms are mild and short lived, researchers say.
A GP guide to spontaneous coronary artery dissection
Significant number of MIs are related to non-athero-sclerotic mechanisms, which require specific diagnostic and therapeutic strategies (see figure 1). × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and…
