Background: Statin use has been shown to be beneficial in secondary stroke prevention. However, the optimal LDL level that should be achieved is still uncertain. Since there is a dearth of information, it is unclear if statins are useful in patients with stroke with baseline LDL ≤70 mg/dl in terms of morbidity and mortality outcomes. [...]

Case Presentation: A 79-year-old woman with hypertension and hyperlipidemia arrived to the ER after a syncopal episode. She was found in intermittent polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT). She was treated medically, briefly regaining sinus rhythm with possible ischemic changes (Figure 1). She was transferred to a cardiac catheterization capable facility. The study showed proximal left anterior [...]

Case Presentation: A 69-year-old male with a past medical history of hyperlipidemia on atorvastatin and type 2 diabetes presenting with progressive muscle pain and weakness. Who reports proximal muscle weakness, worsening over four years, and most prominent in the lower extremities. He started atorvastatin approximately one year prior to evaluation and has a family history [...]

Case Presentation: This case describes a 72-year-old female with previous left pontine cerebrovascular accident (CVA) in 2019, hypertension and hyperlipidemia who presented to the Emergency Department with worsening bilateral shoulder pain and progressive weakness. Two years prior, statin therapy was started for secondary CVA prevention, however, the statin was discontinued because the Patient developed muscle [...]

Case Presentation: 70-year-old Caucasian lady with medical history of dyslipidemia, lumbar degenerative disease presented to the emergency department after being referred by her primary care physician (PCP) with a complaint of generalized weakness for about two years which worsened over the past six months. She initially had weakness in her lower limbs and had difficulty [...]

Case Presentation: A 70-year-old female with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus type 2, hyperlipidemia, hypothyroidism and GERD presented to emergency department with complaints of weakness and myalgia. The patient reported that she was having trouble dressing and walking upstairs for 2 weeks. She stated that 2 weeks ago she felt weak and fell [...]