Dr Malik has read an article about Statins with great interest!
Statins are good news. 1/3 reduction in cholesterol, 1/3 reduction in risk. If you can’t tolerate them, then Gibraltar and other drugs do not have the same level of evidence. This trial ( FOURIER) now suggests that even in a background of station therapy, you get 50-60% more reduction in cholesterol, and about 15% more reduction in risk, albeit with an injection every few weeks.
It involved over 27,000 patients over 2.2 years. In such a short term frame, it is impressive that any difference in hard cardiovascular outcomes was actually seen. Heart attack, stroke and revascularisation rates all when down.
Worth thinking about!