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Over-75s who stop taking statins 'may raise risk of heart attack'

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"Coming off statins in old age raises the risk of heart attack or stroke by around a third," reports The Sun.

"Coming off statins in old age raises the risk of heart attack or stroke by around a third," reports The Sun.

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