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• Lowering Cholesterol Lowers Risk of Heart Attack in Diabetics

  Past research has shown that people with type 2 diabetes have at least twice the risk of developing coronary heart disease as those without diabetes. And once diabetics develop heart disease, their prognosis is worse than non-diabetics. Therefore, doing what it takes to avoid heart disease is important. This includes not only keeping the blood ...

• Atorvastatin (Lipitor) for Reduction Cholesterol

  Atorvastatin (Lipitor) is a hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor or "statin." HMG-CoA reductase is the enzyme responsible for converting HMG-CoA to mevalonate; this occurs at an early and rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of cholesterol (see figure). Although a number of "statins" are now available, atorvastatin is the only drug in this class indicated as ...

• Medications that Zap Your Cholesterol

  Talk to your pharmacist! Cholesterol and its Role in the Body Cholesterol is a type of fat, which we need in our diet to help us build cells in our body and make hormones, which act as chemical messengers. The body also uses cholesterol to make Vitamin D, needed to help us absorb calcium from ...

• Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors Part 1

  Heart disease is the leading cause of death among adults in the United States. Specifically, coronary heart disease (CHD) is the single largest killer of American males and females. Seven million Americans suffer from CHD, and about a half million people die each year from heart attacks caused by CHD. One out of two men, ...

• Treatment of Hyperlipidemia Part 1

  There was a time when heart disease was considered a "man's disease." However, we now know that women are just as likely to be afflicted, especially after reaching the age of menopause. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the number one killer of American women and men. Another way to interpret this startling statistic is that ...