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Doctor: "Your cholesterol is high. I'd like to put you on a statin."
Patient: "What does high cholesterol actually mean for my risk?"
Doctor: "It increases your risk of a cardiac event."
Patient: "By how much?"
Doctor: "Significantly."
Patient: "But how much, specifically?"
Doctor: "Your LDL is elevated."
Patient: "The absolute risk. What is it."
Doctor: "Statins are very well studied."
Patient: "I'd like the number."
Doctor: "Some patients experience muscle pain, memory issues, and elevated blood sugar..."
Patient: "That sounds like the treatment."
Doctor: "These are rare."
Patient: "What's the absolute risk reduction?"
Doctor: "I have a leaflet."
The leaflet is provided by the pharmaceutical company.
The leaflet does not contain the absolute risk reduction.
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