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New Combo Drug Could Prevent Thousands of Heart Attacks

4/14/2025

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A groundbreaking study from Imperial College London and Lund University reveals that pairing statins with ezetimibe could avert thousands of heart attacks. This affordable treatment, priced at just £350 a year, offers hope for heart disease patients, a condition responsible for over 100,000 hospital admissions in the UK annually and remains the world's top killer.

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A groundbreaking study from Imperial College London and Lund University reveals that pairing statins with ezetimibe could avert thousands of heart attacks. This affordable treatment, priced at just £350 a year, offers hope for heart disease patients, a condition responsible for over 100,000 hospital admissions in the UK annually and remains the world's top killer.