![Adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with thrombophilias [Classics Series]](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Classics-2-Minute-Medicine-e1436017941513-350x250.png)
The TNT trial: Intensive statin therapy in coronary heart disease [Classics Series]
1. In patients with stable coronary heart disease (CHD), high-dose atorvastatin significantly reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events when ...
Tag: statin
Pravastatin therapy for primary prevention in the elderly did not reduce mortality
1. In this post-hoc analysis of the Lipid-Lowering Trial (LLT) component of the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind December 25, 2016
Dry Care Versus Antiseptics for Umbilical Cord Care: A Cluster Randomized Trial Because omphalitis is rare in developed countries, ...
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2 Minute Medicine Rewind November 14, 2016
Cardiovascular Safety of Celecoxib, Naproxen, or Ibuprofen for Arthritis Celecoxib is a selective COX-2 inhibitor used for analgesia as an ...
Statins reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in intermediate risk patients: The HOPE-3 trial
1. Statin therapy significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with intermediate cardiovascular risk for disease. Specifically, statin ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind June 15 – June 21, 2015
Ezetimibe Added to Statin Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndromes HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) lower LDL cholesterol levels and reduce the ...
Discontinuing statins near end of life not associated with adverse outcomes
1. Amongst a population of patients enrolled in palliative care secondary to advanced life-limiting illness, discontinuing their statin therapy did ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind January 4 – January 11, 2015
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Adjuvant ...
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Statin therapy does not prevent osteoporotic fractures [JUPITER trial]
1. Based on the results of the trial, there was no difference in the rates of osteoporotic fractures between the ...
Simvastatin may slow brain atrophy in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis [MS-STAT study]
Image: PD 1. High dose simvastatin therapy reduced the annual brain atrophy rate over two years compared to placebo in ...