👉 A 2020 meta-analysis published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine found that statins, commonly prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, significantly reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes. Another 2019 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association demonstrated that a combination of aspirin and a statin can lower the risk of recurrent heart attacks by up to 60% in patients with a history of such events.
