The study investigated the way primary care doctors assessed their patients' risk factors and other health problems when deciding on cholesterol–lowering targets, and although the research focused on German doctors and their patients, the authors believe that it reflects a similar picture in the rest of Europe. They say that approximately 50–80 fewer heart attacks, strokes and heart disease–related deaths per 1000 patients over a 10–year period could be avoided if all doc ... Click Here to Read More Click Here to Read More
