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Statin

Also: atorvastatin · rosuvastatin

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. Reduce LDL and ApoB; the single best-evidenced cardiac-prevention drug class we have. Side effects (muscle, glucose) are real but smaller in trials than internet discourse suggests.

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