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This is an alternative to statins to lower cholesterol End-shutdown
STatins have revolutionized heart disease by effectively lowering cholesterol, up to 50% or more. But anywhere from 7% to 29% of people who take them may be more susceptible to their side effects, including muscle weakness and pain, and decide they cannot tolerate them. In a recent study published in JAMA Open NetworkFor example, researchers […]
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An alternative to statins joins drugs that may reduce heart attack risk End-shutdown
After just over a year and a half, 819, or 11.7 percent, of the patients in the bempedoic acid group had one of the heart-related complications. In the placebo group, 927 patients, or 13.3 percent, had such an event. The participants did not have muscle aches or increased risk of diabetes, the most common complaints […]