New heart guidelines could put more Americans on statins

Here's a story that I read:




Twice as many Americans will be eligible for cholesterol-lowering drugs, based on controversial new heart guidelines from two of the USA's leading cardiovascular associations. The number of adults considered likely to benefit from statins will rise from about 15.


via Pocket http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/12/new-heart-guidelines-cholesterol-statins/3489491/