Patients want bigger benefits from statins before they consider taking them, finds new study
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Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. To lower this risk, doctors prescribe statin drugs that reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the type that can accumulate in the arteries and lead to heart attacks or strokes. More than 200 million people take statin drugs to protect their heart health.