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Common drug may protect hearts from damage caused by breast cancer chemotherapy – EurekAlert

New research from UHN’s Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC) shows statins, commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke,…

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IMAGE: Dr. Husam Abdel-Qadir, lead author of the paper and cardiologist at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and Women’s College Hospital.
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Toronto – New research from UHN’s Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC) shows statins, commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, may also protect the heart from damaging side-effects of early breast cancer treatment.
Published Jan. 6, 2021 in the Journal of the American Heart Association,…

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