More than one million adults at high risk of a heart attack or stroke are missing out on treatment that could save their lives, experts said yesterday. GPs are failing to identify those at risk because patients are not routinely assessed and offered advice on changing their lifestyle or treatment with drugs, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice) said. An estimated 4.1 million people currently take statins to reduce cholesterol, but another 1.4 million should be offered them, which could save an extra 15,000 heart attacks and strokes each year, the institute said.
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