[Editorial] Statins: new US guideline sparks controversy

Statins reduce cholesterol and are prescribed to many millions of people in high-income countries—not only high-risk patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia, for example, but also for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Adverse events such as statin-induced myopathy are rare, and statins are likely to have contributed to the substantial fall in cardiovascular events, including stroke, at population level in recent decades.

Source: LANCET - November 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Lancet Tags: Editorial Source Type: research