Statins May Worsen Symptoms In Some Cardiac Patients
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 00:14
in Health & Medicine
A new study has found that statins have beneficial effects on patients with systolic heart failure, but those with diastolic heart failure experienced the opposite effect, including increased dyspnea, fatigue and decreased exercise tolerance.
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