The Real Reason to Take a Statin
March 20, 2018
“Why should I take a cholesterol medication if my cholesterol isn’t high?” This is a question I heard recently from a new patient, Greg ...
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R. Todd Hurst, MD, FACC, FASE
R. Todd Hurst, MD, FACC, FASE, is a board-certified cardiologist, director of the Center for Cardiovascular Health at Banner – University Medicine Heart Institute, and associate professor of medicine at the University of Arizona. He has written more than 50 publications in peer-reviewed journals and regularly speaks nationally and internationally at medical meetings, primarily on the prevention of heart disease.