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Archive Home > 2009 > March > 30 > Cholesterol drug may be able to reduce potentially fatal clots

Cholesterol drug may be able to reduce potentially fatal clots

By Pam Belluck / The Bulletin
March 30, 2009

New results from a large study suggest that the drugs known as statins may have a benefit beyond lowering cholesterol: reducing the risk of blood clots in the veins.

The study, published on the Web site of The New England Journal of Medicine and presented Sunday at an American College of....

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