By the way, doctor. I'm 84 and had a small heart attack last year. My kids tell me I should be taking a statin. But at my age, I don't see how any medication is going to clean out my arteries and get rid of my atherosclerosis. What do you think? - Suppr | 超能文献

By the way, doctor. I'm 84 and had a small heart attack last year. My kids tell me I should be taking a statin. But at my age, I don't see how any medication is going to clean out my arteries and get rid of my atherosclerosis. What do you think?

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Harv Health Lett. 2003 Feb;28(4):8.

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