1.0Best Heart Surgery Hospitalshttps://www.bestheartsurgery.com/blogdrheartcarehttps://www.bestheartsurgery.com/blog/author/drheartcare/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iAMfTmKdJR"><a href="https://www.bestheartsurgery.com/blog/statins-definition-clinical-significance-and-overview/">Statins: Definition, Clinical Significance, and Overview</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.bestheartsurgery.com/blog/statins-definition-clinical-significance-and-overview/embed/#?secret=iAMfTmKdJR" width="600" height="338" title="“Statins: Definition, Clinical Significance, and Overview” — Best Heart Surgery Hospitals" data-secret="iAMfTmKdJR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.bestheartsurgery.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Statins are medications that lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in the blood. They are a pharmacologic therapy used in cardiovascular prevention and lipid management. They are commonly prescribed for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk reduction. They are used in outpatient preventive care and after acute events such as myocardial infarction (MI).