Stanford University's Mark Hlatky argues in an editorial in the New England Journal that these guidelines are about right.
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Dr. Mark Hlatky, a professor of health policy and cardiology at Stanford University, reviewed the study for The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Hlatky agreed the study "provides more evidence about the effectiveness of statin therapy in reducing cardiovascular risk, " even among people who don't currently meet the guidelines for this kind of therapy.
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