Utah Women's Health Review
Every year stroke strikes approximately 750,000 Americans killing 160,000. This year over 100,000 U.S. women under age 65 will have a stroke. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and in Utah and twice as many women will die this year from a stroke than from breast cancer …
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common type of heart disease. CHD occurs when the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle become hardened and narrowed due to the buildup of plaque in the arteries. This buildup of plaque is called atherosclerosis. Plaques are a mixture of fatty substances including cholesterol and other fats …
Cholesterol is necessary for the formation of many hormones and as a structural component in the body’s cells. When cholesterol levels rise above that required by the body, the excess tends to be deposited in blood vessels—a condition called atherosclerosis …
There is strong evidence supporting the benefit of statin use in diabetic dyslipidemia for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The Adult Treatment Panel (ATP III) guidelines, an evidence-based report authored by the National Cholesterol Education Program, recommend that statin therapy be initiated in diabetic patients without regard to baseline blood cholesterol in all patients over the age of 40.
