Life-saving prescriptions lagging in heart patients
Posted on Nov 21 , 2011 • 1 Comments • Print
More than one in five people with heart disease aren't getting life-saving statin drugs despite guidelines saying they should, a new study shows.Researchers looked at nearly 39,000 people who had experienced a heart attack or undergone heart surgery, and found about 8,600 people weren't prescribed the cholesterol-lowering medications.
Although there is still controversy over whether people should take statins to prevent heart attacks, research clearly shows the drugs benefit people who have already suffered a heart attack or a stroke.
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