{"id":5403,"date":"2023-06-09T03:04:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T03:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthnewscentral.com\/?p=5403"},"modified":"2023-06-09T03:04:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T03:04:03","slug":"1-in-5-people-refuse-statins-putting-them-at-greater-risk-for-a-heart-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthnewscentral.com\/1-in-5-people-refuse-statins-putting-them-at-greater-risk-for-a-heart-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"1 In 5 People Refuse Statins, Putting Them At Greater Risk For A Heart Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When using statins, tons of negative messages are found on social media. People\u2019s opinion could be swayed by these and go against the advice of healthcare professionals. In fact, it has been found that women are especially more likely to reject these cholesterol-lowering medications. This was found in a recent study made.<\/p>\n

Studies show that one in five people who are at high\u00a0risk of heart attack\u00a0or stroke because of conditions such as diabetes,\u00a0atherosclerosis, or high\u00a0LDL cholesterol\u00a0have already said no to taking a statin, despite what their doctors have recommended as per a\u00a0new Harvard study published on February 28 in\u00a0JAMA Network Open<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n

The findings of this study emphasize the experts\u2019 concern on the number of people who decline\u00a0statins. The researchers went so far as to suggest that doctors should have deeper and more constant conversations with their patients so they\u2019ll know why, said a coauthor of the study,\u00a0Alex Turchin, MD<\/a>. He is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston as well as the director of quality in the Brigham\u2019s division of endocrinology, diabetes, and\u00a0hypertension.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven that cardiovascular disease, heart disease, and stroke together are the number one killer in the United States and worldwide, this is something that could have major implications,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> he said. Around 700,000 Americans have already died of heart disease in 2020. This means that there\u2019s 1 of them in every 5 deaths, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Women More Likely to Say No to Statin Therapy<\/h2>\n

After Dr. Turchin noticed that many of his patients with one or more risk factors for cardiovascular disease didn\u2019t take heed to his advice on taking a statin, he decided to design a study just so he can see why this had become a pattern in the bigger population.<\/p>\n

The retrospective study he made had a total of 24,212 adults who were seen at the Mass General Brigham healthcare delivery network between the months of January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2018. The study he made honed in on high-risk individuals who suffered from either coronary artery or vascular disease, diabetes, very high cholesterol (an LDL of 190 milligrams per deciliter [mg\/dL] or higher), or has had a stroke. The participants were comprised of 51 percent women, 73 percent of them White, 8.5 percent Black, 6 percent Hispanic, 4.3 percent Asian, and 8.2 percent came from a mix of other races.<\/p>\n

All of the participants were recommended statin medications by doctors in order to lower risk of heart attack or stroke, as per the notes taken by the provider. They were then monitored through their electronic health records for an average of eight years.<\/p>\n

After they analyzed and studied the records, the researchers found certain trends:<\/p>\n