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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 as the first level of defense. This isn’t to say that they’re the only way to get your cholesterol levels down….
