Pushing your LDL cholesterol even lower may save your life.  Trials show that achieving an LDL level below 70 mg/dL with statin therapy reduces cardiac deaths, with only minor risks.
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D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL