If your blood cholesterol is high, you're more likely to have a heart attack — studies following thousands of people for years have found this pattern.

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A historical perspective on the discovery of statins

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The study agrees that high cholesterol raises the risk of heart disease, and it shows that medicines that lower cholesterol also reduce heart attacks, which supports the idea that cholesterol plays a key role.

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A historical perspective on the discovery of statins

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DOI: 10.2183/pjab.86.484

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