By Robert M. Guthrie, MD

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Fixating on only LDL often leads to treating the wrong people.

Should you set lower LDL targets?

January 19, 2010

According to new studies, the answer is yes. But how good is the evidence, and what should the target be for which patients?

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Combination therapy to control cholesterol?

By Robert M. Guthrie, MD

February 9, 2008

The benefits of adding a second or third drug to a statin are unproven at best and may have potential downsides instead, this expert maintains. The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, commonly known as the “statins,” are widely used and successful therapies. Developed nearly 20 years ago, the statins’ ability to lower LDL and help prevent cardiovascular…

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How to short-circuit sudden cardiac death

By Robert M. Guthrie, MD

September 12, 2007

This unexpected event often occurs before the patient can be hospitalized or admitted to an emergency department. Find out how to prevent it. Of the 650,000 people in the United States who die of cardiovascular disease (CVD) each year, more than half are felled by sudden cardiac death (SCD), in which the patient expires within…

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How to short-circuit sudden cardiac death

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