Cholesterol-lowering statins don’t affect ALS progression: Study
WHY IT MATTERS
If you have ALS and high cholesterol, you can now feel confident that taking statins for your heart health won't interfere with your ALS treatment or make your disease worse.
A new study found that statin drugs, which lower cholesterol, do not slow down ALS or change how long people with ALS live. This means doctors should prescribe statins to ALS patients based on their cholesterol levels, not because of their ALS diagnosis.
Statins, medications designed to lower cholesterol, do not meaningfully alter the risk of death or disease progression in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a study. The researchers said the findings show that ALS itself should not influence doctors’ decisions about prescribing statins. Instead, statins should be given as needed to ALS patients […] The post Cholesterol-lowering statins don’t affect ALS progression: Study appeared first on ALS News Tod
ASK YOUR DOCTOR
At your next appointment, ask your doctor whether statins are right for you based on your cholesterol levels and heart health—not your ALS status.