Endocrinology

Preventive Cardiology

Questions discussed in this category

Is moderate intensity statin plus ezetimibe just as effective as high intensity statin monotherapy in preventing major cardiovascular events?

2 Answers available

Would you recommend statin initiation in a young adult patient (age < 40) with type 1 diabetes mellitus and LDL cholesterol levels greater than 100 without any cardiovascular risk factors?

1 Answer available

Should we recommend SGLT2i initiation at discharge to all patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction?

Butler et al., PMID 38587237

1 Answer available

Should low-intensity statins be favored to minimize the risk of diabetes onset while still offering cardiovascular benefit for patients with prediabetes where a statin is indicated?

Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' (CTT) Collaboration

2 Answers available

How do you counsel patients with non-statin associated inflammatory myopathies about statin use?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Curr Rheumatol Rep, 2020 Aug 26

Lipid-lowering Therapies in Myositis.

The New England journal of medicine, 2024 Apr 06

Empagliflozin after Acute Myocardial Infarction.

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