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Combination of two cheap drugs could save lives after heart attack, study finds

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Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death worldwide.

For those who survive an attack, the risk of another one is highest in the first year because blood vessels are more sensitive, making it easier for blood clots to develop.

Researchers at Imperial College London and Lund University in Sweden found that by giving heart attack patients two drugs together statins and ezetimibe, a cholesterol-lowering drug.

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