Statins, Explained: What Every Guy Needs to Know About Statins
The drugs can reduce a patient’s LDL cholesterol by around thirty—sometimes even fifty—percent with high doses. A meta-analysis of 27 randomized trials, showed that statin therapy helped reduce adverse cardiovascular events by twenty to twenty-five percent. Are statins right for me? The reason statins are so widely prescribed is because they work. They’re often prescribed […]