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Are there any tests that show by using staten drugs would help in dissolving or minimizing existing atherosclerosis in arteries.
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Yes: Crestor (rosuvastatin) can dissolve plaques. Here is an article: http://www.Webmd.Com/heart-disease/news/20060313/statins-may-reverse-plaque-buildup.
Answered 6/24/2014
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