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Bypass Patients Should Continue Statin Treatment

A new review of 21 studies challenges the conventional wisdom that it’s preferable to discontinue statins before and after coronary bypass surgery.

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A new review of 21 studies challenges the conventional wisdom that it’s preferable to discontinue statins before and after coronary bypass surgery. The review found that continuing statins reduced complications and lowered the chances of death. (The New York Times)

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