Prescribe High Potency Statins in Treatment, Prevention (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

Prescribe High Potency Statins in Treatment, Prevention

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Researchers from FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine urge practicing cardiologists to achieve lower LDL cholesterol levels beginning with the highest doses of the most potent statins, namely rosuvastatin and atorvastatin.

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Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University

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Credit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University

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