The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 277 No 7426 p565
11 November 2006

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Statins beneficial in heart failure

In a study involving over 24,000 patients with heart failure, those who started statin therapy were less likely to die or be admitted to hospital during the 2.4 years follow-up than patients who did not start statin therapy (JAMA 2006;296:2105). The benefits were seen in patients with or without coronary heart disease and after adjusting for confounding factors.