should you take a Statin to lower your
cholesterol a new study in the New
England Journal of Medicine found
statins can lower your risk of heart
attack or stroke even if you don't have
cardiovascular disease they gave
patients a Statin to lower their
cholesterol Rua Statin and they based it
on their risk for heart attack over the
next 10 years Mayo Clinic cardiologist
Dr Steven kopetsky says the study
assessed risk in a new way we normally
have things like blood pressure we have
things like diabetes smoking this study
also looked at waist tohp ratio family
history slightly elevated blood sugars
and Mild kidney dysfunction study
participants were required to have a 10%
risk of having a heart attack in 10
years even though that risk doesn't seem
very high the Staten significantly
lowered their risk of needing u a bypass
a stint having a stroke having a heart
attack or dying over five years Dr
kabety says lifestyle changes such as
moving more and eating right are key to
lowering your risk of cardiovascular
disease even even if you do take a
Statin for the Mayo Clinic News Network
I'm Vivien Williams