Bad medicine: non-ST elevation myocardial infarction

No one ever got sued for doing too much. Accordingly, 60% of the UK patients prescribed statins are considered at low risk—that is, they do not need treatment.1 2 But doctors are treating cholesterol concentrations. No one is interested in the abstract concept of risk. It’s easier to do something than nothing. However, while a diagnosis may last only a moment on the doctor’s lips it can hang for a lifetime around patients’ necks. It can destroy...