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Study: treatment reduces risk of heart attack by 70 percent. (Research Notebook).(use of statin drugs and niacin)(Brief Article)

Publication: FDA Consumer
Publication Date: 01-JAN-02
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer in most industrialized countries. A new study indicates that combining the use of a statin drug and niacin can reduce the risk of heart attack or hospitalization for chest pain by 70 percent among people likely to suffer heart attacks and/or death in...

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...from coronary heart disease.

The treatment used the study combined two well-known ways of improving cardiac health: the use of a...

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