More Americans should take statins despite low risk of heart attack, stroke, study says

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 17:00 in Health & Medicine

A controversial new way to identify which patients should be treated for high cholesterol got some fresh validation Tuesday, with new research finding that strict adherence to 2013 guidelines for the use of cholesterol-lowering statin medications could prevent 41,000 to 63,000 heart attacks and...

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