If you're on cholesterol medicine and have a heart procedure coming up, taking extra atorvastatin before the procedure might cut your risk of serious heart problems in the next month — especially if your heart condition was unstable.

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Statins: Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention—Basic and Clinical Evidence of Hyperacute Use of Statins

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2011 Mar 28

The study reviews past research showing that giving high doses of atorvastatin before heart procedures helps reduce complications, especially in unstable patients, which matches the claim.

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Statins: Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention—Basic and Clinical Evidence of Hyperacute Use of Statins

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DOI: 10.4061/2011/904742

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