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Heart disease runs in my family i'm on zocor 20mg and i heard statins are bad for your heart but i have to be on one,should i be worried? tyvm
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Says who?: lowering bad cholesterol and triglycerides is a mainstay in treatment and secondary prevention in patients with coronary heart diseases, kindly keep the follow up with your doctor / cardiologist for routine assessment and listen only to doctors for your health, best wishes
Answered 2/2/2017
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