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Statins Given for 5 Years for Heart Disease Prevention (With Known Heart Disease)
83 for mortality In Summary, for those who took the statin for 5 years: Benefits in NNT 1 in 83 were helped (life saved) 1 in 39 were helped (preventing non-fatal heart attack) 1 in 125 were helped (preventing stroke) Harms in NNH 1 in 50 were harmed (develop diabetes*) 1 in 10 were harmed (muscle damage) http://www.thennt.com/nnt/statins-fo...heart-disease/
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Statins for 5 yrs with known heart disease
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