High potency statins linked to better outcome following heart attack

Friday, February 21, 2014 - 06:02 in Health & Medicine

Treatment with high-potency statins offers a significantly improved chance of survival compared to those taking normal statins, a study concludes after analyzing the data of thousands of patients who suffered heart attacks. The study also found a combination of statins and the drug ezetimibe showed no improved survival rate, although researchers caution this finding needs further testing.

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