title: Statins and venous thrombosis: a story too good to be true?
abstract: Frits Rosendaal comments on new findings from a meta-analysis conducted by Kazem Rahimi and colleagues, evaluating whether statins can prevent venous thromboembolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Department of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. f.r.rosendaal@lumc.nl
authors.forename: Frits R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Rosendaal
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors