Should we lower cholesterol as much as possible?

BMJ. 2006 Jun 3;332(7553):1330-2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7553.1330.

Abstract

Statins are portrayed as harmless drugs that almost everyone would benefit from, but little is known about the side effects at the high doses now being suggested

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cholesterol / blood
  • Heart Failure / chemically induced
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / adverse effects
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Hypercholesterolemia / blood
  • Hypercholesterolemia / prevention & control*
  • Mental Disorders / chemically induced
  • Neoplasms / chemically induced
  • Nervous System Diseases / chemically induced
  • Pain / chemically induced
  • Rhabdomyolysis / chemically induced
  • Selection Bias

Substances

  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Cholesterol