The American College of Cardiology and the New England Journal of Medicine reported Sunday that there are many drugs on the market today that lower cholesterol and help prevent heart disease. The family of Statin drugs that is taken by millions of Americans includes Crestor. These drugs help to cut the risk of developing dangerous blood clots that can lodge in the legs or lungs.

If you are worried about your cholesterol, you could possibly use the CardioChek Self-Test System to keep an eye on your cholesterol. Your doctor should be able to provide you with this unless he has used Cholestech LDX System or Direct LDL Test to check your cholesterol level or your triglycerides.

This research has provided an excellent reason for people with normal cholesterol to consider taking these medications. These medications are Crestor, Lipitor, Zocor and many in generic form.

A recent study showed that Crestor cut nearly in half the risk of blood clots in people with low cholesterol and high scores for information. This same study showed that Crestor drastically reduced rates of heart attacks, death and stroke in the same group of people that are not usually given any of these drugs.

However, blood clot prevention is not one of the main purposes of these drugs; however, it may influence people to go on statins who are in danger.

With the cost of medical care and medical equipment rising, this information may help people prevent hospitalization in the future if they are at high risk and the use of a diagnostic device such as the CLIA-Waived Cholesterol may get more use in the future.