Lipid modification - CVD prevention - NICE CKS.
Statins are drugs that can lower your cholesterol. They work by blocking a substance your body needs to make cholesterol. Lowering cholesterol isn't the only benefit associated with statins. These medications have also been linked to a lower risk of heart disease and stroke.Measure total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and non-HDL cholesterol (total cholesterol minus HDL cholesterol) levels after 3 months of atorvastatin treatment. The aim of treatment is to achieve a greater than 40% reduction in baseline non-HDL cholesterol levels.Statins are a class of drugs often prescribed by doctors to help lower cholesterol levels in the blood. By lowering the levels, they help prevent heart attacks and stroke. Studies show that, in certain people, statins reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and even death from heart disease by about 25% to 35%.
Eating too many foods high in saturated fat can raise the level of cholesterol in your blood. Most people in the UK eat too much saturated fat. Foods high in saturated fat include: meat pies. sausages and fatty cuts of meat. butter, ghee and lard. cream. hard cheeses.Statins are a type of medicine that are used to lower the cholesterol in your blood, helping to prevent heart disease and stroke. Statins often work very well. They can reduce your LDL cholesterol by around 30%, sometimes even 50% with high doses. You might be offered a statin if you have too much LDL-cholesterol (bad cholesterol) in your blood.
The American Heart Association explains the different cholesterol medications for lowering high cholesterol including Statins, HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, Selective cholesterol absorption inhibitors, Resins, bile acid sequestrant, bile acid-binding drugs, Lipid-Lowering Therapies.
