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Older patients reap positive benefits with high dose statins

Can older patients with stable cardiovascular disease benefit from the same cholesterol lowering drugs used by younger patients? The answer is yes, according to a study report in the July 3, 2007 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. The key to beneficial treatment appears to be dosage, says lead author Nanette K. Wenger, M.D., professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, and chief of cardiology at Grady Memorial Hospital.

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