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Originally Posted by Marlene
The news spot I saw gave two scenarios where the total cholesterol was over 200. They then went through a quick run down of each person's risks to determine if a statin would be helpful. In one it was and in the other not. Their point was that in the past, both would have been put on a statin.
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That must not have been the new CNN piece. This doubled the numbers of those that should take statins, with 4 groups now in the criteria. All over 190 level is in the group to take it...along with 3 other risk groups.