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Daniel Keane

Cholesterol drug and statin combination ‘could save thousands of lives’

Heart attack patients should immediately be offered cholesterol lowering drugs with statins and another cholesterol medication, according to a study.

Researchers in Poland found that people with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) – which causes heart attacks – were 47 per cent less likely to die within three years after taking a high dose statin alongside cholesterol medication ezetimibe, compared with just a high dose statin.

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