Cardiovascular disease remains the world’s leading killer, responsible for more than 17 million annual deaths, a quarter of which can be directly linked to elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels (i.e. hyperlipidemia). Statin drugs are, far-and-away, the most commonly employed pharmaceutical agents used to treat this condition. Continue reading
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Update on Statins
In July of 2015, I wrote a post questioning the recommendations of the American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) to expand statin use in asymptomatic individuals. The reason this topic is so important is that it affects literally millions of people at a cost of multiple billions of dollars. Continue reading