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Meta-Analysis Shows That Statins Reduce the Incidence and Recurrence of AF
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French investigators showed that the use of statins was significantly associated with a decreased risk of incidence or recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients in sinus rhythm with a history of previous AF, those undergoing cardiac surgery, or those prescribed the drugs after an acute coronary syndrome. The findings, say investigators, point to the benefit of statins beyond their ability to lower LDL cholesterol. Heartwire
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MEND-CABG II: No Benefit of MC-1 in Reducing Death/MI Post-CABG
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The lead investigator says the drug, based on a metabolite of vitamin B6, likely has no future as a cardioprotective agent in bypass surgery but may yet prove to have other beneficial metabolic properties, provided its developer has deep enough pockets to continue to study it. Heartwire
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Risk Factors Identified for Sudden Death in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
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A 10-year study of adult patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 confirms their high risk for arrhythmias and sudden death, and identifies factors that appear to predict high risk: patients with severe abnormalities on ECG and atrial tachyarrhythmias had a 3.5- and 5-fold increased risk respectively. Medscape Medical News
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