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Considering #statin in 35-y-o man worried about extensive family history of MI+stroke: 2 parents, 3 of 4 sibs.

#Cholesterol 5.8 mM, 224 mg/dl. Subtypes typical for such a total.
Non-smoker. Otherwise average.

[Live-quiz from #orbita-HQ for #cardioTwitter fellows & the curious]
Question C2.

First vote was for diet first, and quite right too! That is the guideline, and we must obey.

Natural, organic, eco-friendly and therefore best.

What effect size is a reasonable expectation, for patient and Dr, for the reduction of total cholesterol by diet?
Question C3.

(currently 0.8 mmol/L in the lead for Question C2)
There are several ways to choose a value. Which did you use?
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