Heart attack patients who stop statin risk death, say researchers
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 12:07
in Health & Medicine
Patients discontinuing statin medication following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) increase their risk of dying over the next year, say researchers at McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). Their study was published in a recent issue of the European Heart Journal.
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