A member asked:

70+ am i right to be against statins from my research find adverse affect on liver and body have carotids 50%occ plaviv+fabrizate may not be working?

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Dr. James Chapman answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Lipid level?: By our guidelines, the best medical care includes treatment with a statin. The risk of liver or other serious side effects is quite low. The risk of you carotid, and possibly other atherosclerotic disease progressing and causing an event is much higher.

Answered 8/5/2019

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