Scripps Cardiologist Weighs in on New Statin Guidelines
Group recommends prescribing the drugs to more patients
![A photo of a Scripps cardiologist prior to discussing new statin guidelines in a San Diego Union-Tribune article.](http://www.scripps.org/sparkle-assets/images/eric-topol_600x375.jpg)
Group recommends prescribing the drugs to more patients
Scripps Clinic cardiologist Eric Topol, MD, expressed concern in a recent San Diego Union-Tribune article about new guidelines from a federal medical task force that advise doctors to prescribe cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to a wider range of patients.
Read the Union-Tribune article: New Statin Guidelines Divide Cardiologists
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