Dennis L. Sprecher, MD

Start all patients on statins early after PCI

Author:: Adrian W. Messerli, MD; Herbert D. Aronow, MD, MPH; Dennis L. Sprecher, MD

The trial showed a significant reduction in cardiac events in patients who received a statin drug immediately after a successful percutaneous...

The best available treatment is to control one's weight, exercise regularly, stop smoking, and eat a healthy diet.

New data indicate statins should be started as soon as possible in acute coronary syndromes. Current guidelines may need to be changed.

Many more patients have become candidates for lipid-lowering therapy under new guidelines recently released.

For patients at low risk, a treatment that is beneficial statistically may not be practical or economical. But how should this question be decided...

The CARE findings indicate that average LDL-cholesterol levels are too high in patients with coronary artery disease and can contribute to a...