Changing cholesterol levels: past, present, and future




Heart podcast show

Summary: <p>Where are we now with changing cholesterol levels to reduce cardiovascular disease risk? Keith Fox (British Cardiovascular Society president) asks Rory Collins (professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and co-director of the Clinical Trial Service, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford).</p><p>Professor Collins talks about the evidence behind altering high- and low-density lipoproteins, why the issue of myopathy has been overstated, and our best treatment options now and for the future.</p><p>See also:</p><p>Webcasts from all the sessions at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference 2012 http://bit.ly/ZMGmUE</p>