Millions of people in the UK are given statins for this reason. But statins can cause side effects and there is a debate about how many patients should be prescribed them. Who should take statins?

However, they can also cause a range of side-effects such as muscle pains, nausea and insomnia. Professor Sir Rory Collins, an epidemiologist at the University of Oxford puts the case for statins ...

The potential side effects of statins Common statin side effects include muscle pains, weakness and stiffness. “They can also ...

Statins reduce the build-up of fatty plaques that lead to blockages in blood vessels, though reported side effects and the extent of how often they are prescribed has attracted controversy.

The patient asked: "I have high cholesterol, but when I tried statins, I didn't like the side effects. What are ...

Typically, you might switch between statins if your cholesterol levels are not at goal or if you're experiencing side effects such as muscle pain. If you do switch between medications, you'll need to ...

Primary and secondary outcome measures The following properties were extracted from the qualified trials to identify the effects of statins: clinical variables, metabolic characteristics, hormone ...

Like vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), the statins promote angiogenesis and vasculogenesis. Therefore, Akt activation may explain some of the beneficial effects of the statins, including ...

Objectives To assess evidence for ‘legacy’ (post-trial) effects on cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and all-cause mortality among adult participants of placebo-controlled randomised controlled ...

The subchondral bone plays an integral part in OA progression. Statins have been shown to interfere with osteoclast function by a pathway independent of their anti-inflammatory effects, with ...

Hyderabad: A study by Prof. Amitabha Chattopadhyay’s group at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology has unravelled the basis for side-effects of cholesterol-lowering drug statins. Statins ...