Are statin drugs over-prescribed?

Your heart health in a heartbeat – Episode 1

If your cholesterol is high, should you immediately start lifelong medication?  Join me as I discuss a new study which addresses this important question.

Link to the study discussed in this episode:

Implications of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing Among Statin Candidates According to American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Cholesterol Management Guidelines

Related blog post about the heart scan:

The heart scan as a “mammogram of the heart”