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Diabetes & Endocrinology
Meta-analysis
Cerivastatin best for total cholesterol, simvastatin for LDL-C in DKD with hyperlipidemia
Lipid-Lowering Drugs Show Different Benefits for Kidney Disease
A network meta-analysis of 20 RCTs in patients with diabetic kidney disease and hyperlipidemia found that cerivastatin most effectively redu…
A review of 20 trials found that different statins and fenofibrate have unique effects on cholesterol, kidney markers, and heart risks in di…
Frontiers
May 29, 2026
Cardiology
FDA Approval
FDA Approves Crestor (rosuvastatin) for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Adults
FDA approves Crestor to prevent heart attacks and strokes in certain adults.
FDA approved Crestor (rosuvastatin) to reduce risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in adults without established coronary heart disea…
The FDA approved Crestor (rosuvastatin) to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and related events in adults without heart disease but w…
FDA
May 5, 2026
Cardiology
RCT
Very high-intensity statin with ezetimibe lowers LDL-C more than high-intensity regimen after AMI
Can a stronger statin dose after a heart attack lower cholesterol more?
A single-center RCT of 220 AMI patients compared very high-intensity vs.
A stronger statin dose after a heart attack lowers bad cholesterol better but causes more side effects, forcing some patients to cut back on…
Apr 3, 2026