Research Confirms Benefits of Aggressive Cholesterol Control

A combination of medications proves to be better than one of the drugs alone at bringing down LDL cholesterol levels.

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Given the importance of controlling cholesterol to help prevent heart disease (or slow the progression of heart disease), any encouraging developments in medical therapy are welcome news. That goes for a recent study that found adding the drug ezetimibe to simvastatin helps lower the risk of future cardiovascular events better than simvastatin alone.
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