(Shutterstock)The health benefits from statins prescribed to people without coronary heart disease is small, uncertain and could come with potential harms, three health researchers based in Ireland said on Thursday. Primary prevention involves lowering the risk of heart disease in people such as those with high cholesterol or triglyceride levels. It contrasts with secondary prevention, in which survivors of heart attacks or heart disease are treated to prevent future events. Cardiologists say that some patients in India are indeed prescribed statins for primary prevention but few actually take the medications long-term. “In secondary prevention, statins are life-saving medications.

Source: The Telegraph October 20, 2019 23:48 UTC