Statins: A brief summary

Despite a totality of evidence indicating clear benefits of statin therapy in secondary and primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), a larg e number of additional trials are currently planned or in progress to help us better understand, treat, and prevent CVD. Both monotherapy and combinat ion statin regimens are being studied to optimize treatment of the total pa tient and to assess mechanisms and benefits of various components of the to tal lipid profile.