Coming off statins in old age raises risk of heart attack or stroke by a third
COMING off statins in old age raises the risk of heart attack or stroke by around a third, a study found.Those who stopped taking statins had a 33 per cent higher risk of cardiovascular diseaseThe cholesterol-busting drugs are known to cut the odds of more problems in patients with a history of disease.
Man left with HALF a face after aggressive cancer ravaged his features is undergoing drastic reconstruction opsStunning dancer, 31, is diagnosed with cancer after FIVE CLEAR smear tests 'missed orange-sized tumour throttling her cervix'Study leader Dr Philippe Giral said: “To patients, we would say that if you are regularly take statins for high cholesterol, we would recommend you don’t stop the treatment when you are 75.
Prof Sir Nilesh Samani, of the British Heart Foundation, said: “This adds to growing evidence showing statins reduce heart attacks and strokes in older people.these potentially life-saving drugs to those people who are likely to benefit.”GOT a story? RING The Sun
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