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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Med.) Serving to reduce the concentration of lipid, such as cholesterol, in the blood; -- of medications, such as
mevinolin , that are used especially to reduce blood cholesterol, as a preventive measure against heart disease.
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Examples
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The decline in strokes in older adults is almost certainly due to better treatment of hypertension, the leading cause of stroke, and to a lesser extent the modification of other risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as lipid-lowering with statin drugs.
David Katz, M.D.: Rising Rate Of Youth Strokes: Why It Was Predictable M.D. David Katz 2011
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Anthocyanins may also have insulin-like properties “that contribute to improved metabolic function and lipid-lowering effects,” according to the researchers.
Blueberry Juice Improves Memory in Mildly Impaired Older Adults 2010
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Pharmacological obesity trials regularly show high-rates of discontinuation (around 20-40% at 12 months), not very different from that seen in real life for blood pressure or lipid-lowering medications.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Obesity Needs Treatment Forever 2008
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Anthocyanins may also have insulin-like properties “that contribute to improved metabolic function and lipid-lowering effects,” according to the researchers.
Blueberry Juice Improves Memory in Mildly Impaired Older Adults 2010
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A pooled analysis of 8 randomized trials in primary prevention populations showed that statins did not reduce overall mortality, indicating that lipid-lowering therapy with statins should not be prescribed for true primary prevention in women of any age or in men older than 69 years.
More statin madness | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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The present trial was designed to evaluate the effect of cholesterol lowering with simvastatin on mortality and morbidity in patients with coronary heart disease CHD. 4444 patients with angina pectoris or previous myocardial infarction and serum cholesterol 5.5-8.0 mmol/L on a lipid-lowering diet were randomised to double-blind treatment with simvastatin or placebo.
More statin madness | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Despite the administration of a statin, many patients require additional lipid-lowering therapy because their target lipid-level goals are not reached or they have a cardiovascular event.
Do latest studies show niacin may work better than prescription drugs at lowering cholesterol? 2009
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In light of the controversy surrounding lipid-lowering treatment for reduction of mortality among primary prevention populations, we undertook the present study to evaluate the effect of statin therapy in a large and diverse cohort of patients treated for dyslipidemia in a single health maintenance organization.
More statin madness | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Now it seems that among patients with stroke and LDL levels already under 100 -- with or without statins -- those ON the statin lipid-lowering meds had better oucomes.
Ahead of the Curve 1 Dinosaur 2009
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Now it seems that among patients with stroke and LDL levels already under 100 -- with or without statins -- those ON the statin lipid-lowering meds had better oucomes.
Archive 2009-05-01 1 Dinosaur 2009
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