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Popular Statins Go Head To Head In New Global Cholesterol Trial

A new trial at the Methodist DeBakey Heart Center will provide a head to head competition between two popular statin therapies to see which does a better job at lowering the levels of bad cholesterol (LDL-C) in patients' blood. "High cholesterol leads to heart disease and stroke, two of our nation's top killers," said Dr. [click link for full article]

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/statins/

Statins are a class of drugs used to lower blood cholesterol. They work in your liver to block a substance needed to make cholesterol. They may also help your body reabsorb cholesterol that has accumulated in plaques on your artery walls.