Review Question - QID 109886

A 51-year-old Caucasian female presents to her primary care provider complaining of intermittent chest pain. She reports that over the past 6 months, she has developed burning chest pain that occurs whenever she exerts herself. The pain decreases when she rests. Her past medical history is notable for type II diabetes mellitus. Her family history is notable for multiple myocardial infarctions in her father and paternal grandmother. She currently takes aspirin and metformin. Her primary care provider starts her on a medication which is indicated given her medical history and current symptoms. However, 10 days later, she presents to the emergency room complaining of weakness and muscle pain. Her plasma creatine kinase level is 250,000 IU/L. This patient was most likely started on a medication that inhibits an enzyme that produces which of the following?