Heart Health & Lipids · Action
Statins & Other Lipid Drugs
How statins lower LDL and apoB, what the trials show, real vs nocebo side effects, and the add-ons (ezetimibe, PCSK9 inhibitors, bempedoic acid, inclisiran) plus how risk calculators guide who should take them.
Step 1 of 6 · Overview30 min read ·
Key idea
Prereqs: Lipids, apoB & diet; how plaque forms. Next: Longevity: the four horsemen. Sources: Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' meta-analysis (Lancet 2010); 2018 ACC/AHA cholesterol guideline; SAMSON trial (NEJM 2020). Educational only; talk to your doctor.Next: 1. How statins work