Ai as estatinas (e os ataques cardíacos - NOT)!

Batalhando e voltando a dar, as estatinas tomadas para o colesterol e, por vezes como prevenção de ataques cardíacos afinal parecem não fazer grande coisa (de acordo com este estudo):
http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/808096/heart-attack-symptoms-statins

Citação:
"Statins, medication which helps to reduce cholesterol, are being increasingly prescribed to older patients to prevent premature death.

However, now experts have said the is a lack of evidence this actually benefits the patients.

A new study published today has revealed the drugs might not extend lifespan in adults with healthy hearts.

Researchers based in New York City have analysed data from more than 2,500 adults who participated in a previous trial around hypertension and treatment to prevent heart attacks, which finished in 2002."

Ai as estatinas outra vez (desta vez sim, dizem eles)!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/statins-side-effects-thousands-dying-heart-attacks-stroke-lancet-peter-sever-nocebo-effect-a7714796.html

Citação:
"A major new study into the side effects of the cholesterol-lowering medicine suggests common symptoms such as muscle pain and weakness are not caused by the drugs themselves.

The study, which involved around 10,000 patients at risk of heart and artery disease, highlighted a psychosomatic response where the expectation of a bad outcome led to reports of physical symptoms."
(...)
"What our study shows is that it’s precisely the expectation of harm that is likely causing the increase in muscle pain and weakness, rather than the drugs themselves causing them.”

Professor Sever, from Imperial College London, said “tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands” of people are dying because they are choosing not to take statins for fear of side-effects that do not exist.

Statins, prescribed to help reduce the risk of potentially deadly cardiovascular disease, are the most-prescribed drug in the UK, taken by around six million people every day."

Reduzir colesterol e prevenir ataques cardíacos?

Novo medicamento reduz em muito os níveis de colesterol e ajuda doentes cardíacos (novo estudo que custou mil milhões):
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/health/cholesterol-drugs-repatha-amgen-pcsk9-inhibitors.html?_r=0

Citando:
"The drug, Repatha, is called a PCSK9 inhibitor and can make cholesterol tumble to levels almost never seen naturally in adults, or even in people taking cholesterol-lowering statins. The Amgen drug and a similar one, sold by Sanofi and Regeneron, were approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2015 with the hope — and expectation — that they would lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes, and not just reduce levels of LDL cholesterol, the dangerous kind.

That hope has now been realized for the Amgen drug."

Outras fontes:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/18/drug-which-cuts-bad-cholesterol-can-help-prevent-heart-attacks-and-strokes

Editado: segunda fonte.

Síndrome do Coração Partido (takotsubo)?

Mãe da princesa Leya do Star Wars, poderá ter morrido de Síndroma do coração partido:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4076448/Did-Debbie-Reynolds-die-broken-heart-syndrome.html
Citando:
"Broken-heart syndrome is when a surge of stress hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol, cause arteries to seize, limiting blood flow to the heart. The experience — and diagnosis — is often confused with heart attack, Creager said.
Both conditions look the same on an electrocardiogram, said cardiologist Dr. Holly Andersen, director of education for the heart institute at New York Presbyterian Hospital and scientific adviser for the Women's Heart Alliance. But where heart attacks are caused by blocked arteries, there are no such blockages in "broken" hearts.
The condition can be treated, and even heal untreated, she said, but it can also cause heart arrhythmias and sudden death.
Japanese researchers were the first to describe broken-heart syndrome in 1990. They named it takotsubo, which means "octopus pot," for the way the malfunctioning heart appears in imaging studies."

Dieta rica em proteínas em mulheres depois da menopausa associado a problemas cardíacos

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/14/health/high-protein-meat-diet-women-heart-failure/
Citando:
"Women older than 50 who eat high-protein diets could have a greater risk of heart failure, especially if a lot of their protein comes from meat, according to a new study presented at the annual scientific conference of the American Heart Association."

Um ovo por dia?

Um ovo por dia reduz a probabilidade de ataque cardíaco (e estudos anteriores questionados):
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/eating-an-egg-a-day-can-stop-you-from-getting-a-stroke-a3384856.html


Citando:
"A study conducted over more than 30 years involving almost 300,000 participants found that eating an egg for breakfast reduces your chances of having a stroke by 12 per cent.
The research also found that eating an egg has no link to coronary heart disease, challenging past research that linked the two."

Manteiga e óleos vegetais vs. colesterol e ataque cardíaco (estudo)

Manteiga e óleos vegetais vs. Colesterol e risco de ataque cardíaco:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3536942/Ditching-butter-veg-oil-not-better-heart-Fresh-research-finds-drop-cholesterol-no-effect-risk-heart-disease-death.html