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Statins Before Cardiac Surgery: Substantial Benefit
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Patients who received statins before cardiac surgery obtained reductions in short-term mortality, stroke, and atrial fibrillation, according to the largest meta-analysis to date on the subject. Medscape Medical News
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BART Closes the Book on Aprotinin
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Results from the trial--halted last year due to safety concerns--clearly point to increased deaths in high-risk CABG patients randomized to aprotinin instead of a lysine-analog antifibrinolytic. Heartwire
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