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Medical News: Statins Prevent Heart Problems after Vascular Surgery - in Cardiovascular, Myocardial Infarction from MedPage Today

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Patients who received statin drugs in the weeks before and after noncardiac vascular surgery were at lower risk for serious postoperative cardiac problems, a new Dutch study found.

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Tags: Heart, Heart Disease, Cholesterol Medication, Heart Attack, Drug, Lescol, Surgery, Vascular Surgery

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