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Decade-Long Trial Shows Statins Safely Lower Heart Attack Risk in Healthy Seniors
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A major ten-year study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that daily statin use reduces the risk of a first major cardiac event by 30 percent in adults aged 70 and older. Crucially, the trial of nearly 10,000 participants confirmed these protective benefits come with no significant increase in serious side effects.
A major ten-year study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that daily statin use reduces the risk of a first major cardiac event by 30 percent in adults aged 70 and older. Crucially, the trial of nearly 10,000 participants confirmed these protective benefits come with no significant increase in serious side effects.