More people are benefitting from statins to reduce heart attacks and strokes

Around 5.3 million people in England were given a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommended statin or ezetimibe by their GP to help reduce their cholesterol in 2023/24. Cholesterol can contribute to blood vessel blockages leading to heart attacks and strokes.  This was an increase of 900,000 more receiving the treatment than in the previous year.

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