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Meta-Analysis Shows Statins Reduce All-Cause Mortality 22% in Elderly CHD Patients
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In elderly patients with documented coronary heart disease, statins reduced all-cause mortality, as well as CHD mortality, nonfatal myocardial infarction, the need for revascularization, and stroke, a new meta-analysis has shown. Statins reduced all-cause mortality 22%, with a number need to treat of 28, a benefit larger than previously estimated. Heartwire
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