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Yes, you're right. I pointed to this BMJ reference because in the article there is the following: "To help drive down our ApoB, we have statins which do miracl
by guerby 11mo ago
Yes, you're right.
I pointed to this BMJ reference because in the article there is the following: "To help drive down our ApoB, we have statins which do miracles for lipid management. Some people believe that everyone should be on a statin so long as they don’t have adverse side effects."
Most statins prescribed today are not for secondary prevention.
A lot of doctors prescribe a statin immediately on seeing just one measure of "high" LDL without looking at any other parameter or context.
- davikr 11mo agoYeah, for each level of cardiovascular risk (in America, probably calculated with PREVENT) there is a target LDL which should guide whether you should start or not a statin.