Statins: Drug may fail to protect patients with high triglycerides against stroke - study

STATINS are a drug aimed at lowering baseline levels of cholesterol, which is critical in the prevention of cardiac events. But other lipids, such as triglycerides, also circulate in the blood. And according to a new study, having elevated levels of the fatty substance could put individuals at the perils of stroke, even when taking cholesterol-lowering statins.