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The Effect of Statins on Plaque Progression
Patients with high risk plaques have a 13 to 17 fold increased risk of having an event than someone who does not. The bad news here is that about half of the people actually who are taking statins still have progression or significant progression of their plaque over three years, despite the fact that they're on statins and many would have hit a lipid guideline levels.