Millions of people in their 20s and 30s should be offered statins to cut heart disease, major study says

‘Millions of people in their 20s and 30s should be offered statins, scientists have said as a major study proved the drug cuts heart disease deaths.
The findings by Imperial College London challenge current guidelines which make it difficult for younger patients to obtain the 5p-a-day pills, even if they have high cholesterol.
The new research is the most detailed of its kind, focusing purely on the relationship between cholesterol, statins, and mortality.
Its authors said the results demonstrate that even modest reductions in low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or “bad”, cholesterol yields a “significant” survival benefit.
The research involved participants aged 45 to 64. However, the strength of the relationship between statins and improved survival – 28 per cent – shows the drugs should be considered for all patients with high-cholesterol, regardless of their age, the scientists said.’
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