December 29, 2015 — Although using the radial artery as the access point for angioplasty has been linked to reduced bleeding compared to use of the femoral artery, only a small number of high-risk heart attack patients who undergo rescue angioplasty are treated by radial access, according to a study published in the Dec. 21 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions.

Statins are lifesaving medications — they have been shown to greatly reduce heart attack and other related events by more than 30 percent — yet patient compliance is a significant problem.[1] Studies estimate that up to 50 percent of patients with cardiovascular disease stop taking their statin medications as directed.[2]  Many do so because they experience statin induced myopathy, the onset of muscle aches, spasms and pain associated with statin therapy.