Giving a high dose of a cholesterol drug called atorvastatin before a heart procedure can cut the risk of serious heart problems in the next month from about 1 in 6 to 1 in 20, mostly by lowering the chance of a small heart attack during the procedure.

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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 talks about statins helping heart patients before procedures, but it doesn’t test the exact pill schedule or prove the specific benefits mentioned in 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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