Statins could cut death risk by a third for some arthritis patients !

Statins are a class of cholesterol-lowering medication commonly used to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and heart disease. New research, however, suggests the drugs may have another trick up their sleeve: they could reduce the risk of death for patients with certain forms of arthritis.

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found statins reduced mortality by as much as a third for patients withankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis.

Lead study author Dr. Amar Oza and colleagues recently presented their results at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of arthritis characterized by inflammation of joints in the spine, and sometimes other areas of the body.

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