It remains important, even when taking drugs, to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Statins Statins inhibit the liver enzyme hMG CoA reductase, which is used in the manufacture of cholesterol. They have proven to be the most effective drugs for the treatment of high cholesterol. All are effective and safe. In such doses, it may be able to replace drug combinations using the fibrate drugs for severe cases of cholesterol abnormalities.
Statins have other benefits as well.
They appear to increase nitric oxide, a substance important for flexibility and tone in blood vessel walls, thereby allowing blood to flow more freely. They may even have some preventive effect on blood clotting. Statins are proving to reduce the rates of coronary artery disease, stroke, first and repeat surgical procedures for heart disease, first and second heart attacks, and death from heart events. Their protection after a heart attack extends to the elderly as well as younger adults. Studies are also indicating that they reduce overall mortality rates.