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.
if we look at medications that only lower LDL you know there there are lots of medications that only lower LDL that do not work through the same mechanism as statins that do not have the same pharmacology as statins you mentioned many of them some of them are still on the market some of them or not cholestyramine is one it's a bile acid sequestrants are others that inhibit the absorption of LDL from the gut these medications do not show cardiovascular risk change
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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