Statins protect against heart disease in high-risk groups, new studies find

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, have found that statins, the most prescribed class of drugs to treat high cholesterol, reduced the risk of heart attack and stroke among two groups at high risk for heart disease: older adults with chronic kidney disease and those with and without frailty.

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