According to researchers at the American Heart Association who presented data from an randomized, double-blind study of 18,144 high-risk patients, it had been found that patients taking Vytorin, a combination of the cholesterol-lowering statin Zocor plus Zetia, a non-statin, experienced fewer heart attacks, strokes and repeat hospitalizations than those who were taking just statins. Lowering … [Read more...]
Magic Cholesterol Pill Halves Heart Attack Risk
Developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, an experimental cholesterol-lowering drug has proven itself effective in reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes in a clinical trial. Researchers reported on Sunday that it actually halved the number of heart attacks and strokes of patients included in the critical trial. The study was retrospective and as such, is not yet conclusive, but it … [Read more...]
