A 62-year-old man is prescribed a pharmaceutical agent that inhibits the activity of the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase. This patient most likely has which

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A 62-year-old man is prescribed a pharmaceutical agent that inhibits the activity of the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase. This patient most likely has which of the following conditions?
(A) Chronic inflammation
(B) Familial hypercholesterolemia
(C) Hypertension
(D) Hyperuricemia
(E) Type 2 diabetes
 
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