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Patients Who Stop Statin Use Increase Health Risk
ROBBINSVILLE - Patients who stop taking cholesterol lowering drugs within a year of surviving a stroke had a two fold increased risk of death, according to the results of a four and a half year observational study in Rome published in the August 30 issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Statins can benefit patients who have suffered an ischemic stroke (caused by a clot), however, stroke survivors often stop taking these drugs. For more information about this study, stroke prevention and resources, call the American Stroke Association at 888-4STROKE or online at strokeassociation.org.
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