title: By the way, doctor. I've heard that statins lower calcium levels in the blood. Should I take a calcium supplement to make up for the deficit and protect my bones, or is low calcium healthy because calcium is a component of the plaque in arteries that causes heart attacks?
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Komaroff
mesh_terms: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000378:metabolism; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D002118:Calcium