It may surprise you that half of the population of a country is suffering from this serious disease. Actually, it is none other than America, the superpower country of the world. Yes, half of the US population is suffering from high cholesterol disease. About 40 million Americans are taking statins for cholesterol such as atorvastatin (Lipitor and generic), lovastatin (Altoprev) and simvastatin (Zocor). Which has so far been considered the most useful of cholesterol medicines. Stains are very effective in reducing the problem of cholesterol. The good thing about this medicine is that it reduces bad cholesterol by 25 to 55 percent. At the same time, the level of fat triglycerides cholesterol in the blood also works to reduce it easily. Due to which the risk of inflammation in the body and heart attack or stroke is reduced.
When should a person start a statin
Given the effect of statins, the biggest question that arises is when should it be started? Especially the elderly and adults are facing the problem of high cholesterol. So when should the medicine be started in such a situation. It is inevitable that as the age of a person increases, the risk of heart attack or stroke also increases. Recently published data has shown that statin which is a drug reduces such risk. It cannot be said how this medicine will affect people above 80 years of age. Daniel Forman, chairman of the Geriatric Cardiology Department at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, says that this drug should be used according to age, otherwise its dangerous side effects can be a cause for concern.
Medicating based on age is wrong
Who should start taking a statin drug
If a person is less than 75 years old So there are full chances that he has high LDL cholesterol and the risk of heart attack or stroke is very high. According to the American Heart Association, therefore people under the age of 75 who are at very high risk should take statins. You can still take statins if a person is over 75 and has a heart condition that is controlled with medication.
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