UTomas uyindoda eneminyaka engu-50 ubudala, engabhemi, esanda kumenywa ozakwabo ukuba ihlanganyele emncintiswaneni wokugijima amakhilomitha ayishumi. Ubelokhu ehamba imizuzu engu-40 izinsuku ezintathu ngesonto, okuyinto ayilondoloze iminyaka eminingi. Umgomo wakhe uwukuba agijime umncintiswano wama-10 km wonke ngaphandle kokuma. Ubika ukuthi waba nalokho akuchaza ngokuthi "ukushaywa yinhliziyo okuncane" eneminyaka engu-45 ubudala, waqeda ukuvuselelwa kwenhliziyo, futhi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi akabanga nazinkinga. Usebenzisa i-statin ne-aspirin enomthamo ophansi nsuku zonke. Ngesikhathi evakashele udokotela wakhe wesifo senhliziyo okokugcina (eminyakeni emibili edlule), akukho zinguquko ezabonwa esimweni sakhe sezokwelapha. Ungakwazi yini ukucabanga ngezizathu zokuthi kungani udokotela kaTomas ayezomnika i-statin? Qiniseka ukuthi uyachaza ukuthi lo muthi usebenza kanjani.
Ama-statin ayimithi engehlisa i-cholesterol yakho, engasiza ekunciphiseni i-cholesterol ka-Tomas futhi inciphise ingozi yokuhlaselwa yisifo senhliziyo noma unhlangothi. Kungenzeka ukuthi udokotela wakhe umnikeze lona ngoba wake waba nesifo senhliziyo (ikakhulukazi isifo senhliziyo), futhi i-statin ngokuyinhloko iyindlela yokuvimbela ukuhlaselwa yisifo senhliziyo esikhathini esizayo. Ama-statin avimbela into isibindi sakho esiyidingayo ukuze senze i-cholesterol. Lokhu kwenza isibindi sakho sisuse i-cholesterol egazini lakho.