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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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CAC Predictive of CHD Events in Minority Groups
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The first study on the relationship between coronary artery calcium and coronary events in various racial or ethnic groups has found the calcium score is meaningful in blacks, Hispanics, and Chinese. Medscape Medical News
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