A 15-year Glasgow study showed that patients who had been taking pravastatin for 5 years were still experiencing the benefits 10 years after they stopped taking the drug, with a significant reduced risk of heart attacks and other coronary events.
The extended benefits may be due to the lowering LDL cholesterol by early statin therapy and stabilizing existing plague therefore slowing the progress of coronary heart disease.
Source : "Long-Term Follow-up of the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study". NEJM 2007; 357(15):1477-1486 (October 11)
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