Cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, may not prevent blood clots (venous thrombo-embolism) in adults, reveals a large analysis by international researchers published in this week's IPLOS Medicine/I. Previous studies have suggested the contrary. In 2009, an additional analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial called the JUPITER trial reported that the statin rosuvastatin halved the risk of venous thromboembolic events among apparently healthy adults. ...Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Statins May Not Prevent Blood Clots
Cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, may not prevent blood clots (venous thrombo-embolism) in adults, reveals a large analysis by international researchers published in this week's IPLOS Medicine/I. Previous studies have suggested the contrary. In 2009, an additional analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial called the JUPITER trial reported that the statin rosuvastatin halved the risk of venous thromboembolic events among apparently healthy adults. ...
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