Paul Saladino· MD
in primary prevention there's really a very very miniscule difference in when you give people a statin these are people who have not had a coronary event and it leads to a number nning is a treat of 63 which is pretty significant
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
in primary prevention there's really a very very miniscule difference in when you give people a statin these are people who have not had a coronary event and it leads to a number nning is a treat of 63 which is pretty significant
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no it was probably 40 to 50 and west of Scotland nobody know is good but these are nightmare primary prevention