european heart journal

Heart attack patients who stop statin risk death, say McGill res...

EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Tue, 08/26/2008 - 23:00

(McGill University) Patients discontinuing statin medication following an acute myocardial infarction increase their risk of dying over the next year, say researchers at McGill University and the McGill University Health Center.

Their study was published in a recent issue of the European Heart Journal.