LGB adults may be less likely to take statins to prevent heart disease – Medical Xpress

Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adults who may benefit from cholesterol-lowering medicine to prevent cardiovascular disease are less likely than non-LGB adults to take them, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.
According to an American Heart Association scientific statement, LGB adults have higher cardiovascular disease risk than non-LGB adults, in part because they are more likely to…

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