For people with type 2 diabetes, some cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins) seem to protect the heart better than others, with pitavastatin showing the strongest benefit in studies, followed by rosuvastatin, pravastatin, and others in a clear order.

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Optimizing statin therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: Exploring dose, class, and intensity

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The study looked at different cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins) in people with type 2 diabetes and found that pitavastatin worked best to prevent heart disease, just like the claim says. The order of how well each drug worked also matches the claim.

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Optimizing statin therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: Exploring dose, class, and intensity

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DOI: 10.1177/14791641231214507

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