Mike is a 47 year old who has been on standard dose atorvastatin for 3 months and his repeat LDL is 124 mg/dL.He is a smoker and has a strong family history of cardiovascular disease.His treatment plan would include reinforcing diet,exercise,plant sterol intake,and:
A) Increasing his dose of atorvastatin
B) Changing to another statin
C) Adding niacin to the treatment regimen
D) Adding a bile acid-binding resin
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