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brandonb • yesterday at 7:09 PM • 0 replies • view on HN

Same thing happened with the Lp(a) drugs recently. Practically speaking, statins reduce LDL cholesterol (~50% at the strongest dose) and hs-CRP (~37%) and have cardiovascular outcomes data, so that's likely the route a patient would go based on the medications that are approved today.