Statin use linked to lower risk of death in heart failure

Patients with heart failure who used statins for the first time had a reduced risk of death of nearly 25 per cent, compared to non-users, and also a lower risk for hospitalisation, according to a new study. In the study, doctors examined the association between initiation of statin therapy and risks of death and hospitalisation within a population of about 24,600 patients with heart failure who were eligible for lipid-lowering therapy. {openx:269} The researchers found that new statin use was associated with a 24 per cent lower relative risk of death compared with not taking a statin, even after adjustment…