Why I don't prescribe statins for high LDL cholesterol

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I'm a doctor and I haven't prescribed a statin to lower LDL cholesterol in over eight years. But why isn't LDL the greatest risk factor for heart disease? Well, when you look into the data, that's actually not the case. LDL cholesterol is so far down the list of risk factors that it's one of the last things that I look at in a patient's chart. You'... Read More