Summary

• Coronary disease kills more people per year in the US than any other disease

• There is a direct relationship between coronary disease and cholesterol levels and especially LDL-C

• HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitors(Statins) decrease the incidence of cardiac events in patients with known coronary disease

• HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitors decrease the incidence of cardiac events in patients without previous coronary disease

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