Tag: heart disease guidelines
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New Cholesterol Guidelines Mean 87.5 Million U.S. Adults Are Now Eligible for Statins
Statins have been around for decades, but the number of people who qualify for them has just jumped in a major way. Updated cholesterol guidelines now classify 87.5 million U.S. adults as eligible for statin therapy. That is nearly one out of every three adults in the country. The change comes from new recommendations that…