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Should You Take A Statin To Lower Your Cholesterol?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

“Statins cause dementia” This one is easy. For a more detailed explanation of why this is the case and why they may, in fact, protect against dementia, you can read a previous post here. This is about estimating your near-term risk of a heart attack. 2 JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging May 2015, 8 (5) 579-596;