Statins Protect Heart Patients from Sepsis

Statins Protect Heart Patients from Sepsis

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Donald Redelmeier, University of Toronto Abstract: Lancet 2006; 367:413 Treatment with the lipid lowering agents statins reduced the incidence of sepsis among a large group of patients with cardiovasc

Donald Redelmeier

Donald Redelmeier, University of TorontoAbstract: Lancet 2006;367:413Treatment with the lipid lowering agents statins reduced the incidence of sepsis among a large group of patients with cardiovascular disease studied in Canada. Donald Redelmeier and co-workers report their findings in the Lancet.

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