Taking a high dose of a cholesterol drug called atorvastatin before a heart attack procedure might help improve blood flow in the heart, even though it doesn’t seem to lower the risk of serious heart problems in the first month.

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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 several trials that show taking high-dose statins like atorvastatin before heart attack treatment helps improve blood flow in the heart, which matches what the claim says.

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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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Taking a high dose of a cholesterol drug called atorvastatin a day before a heart procedure can lower the chance of heart damage during the procedure, especially if you already have signs of inflammation in your body.

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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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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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