Medication does not appear to reduce progression of atherosclerosis
Friday, March 20, 2009 - 08:14
in Health & Medicine
Compared to placebo, the drug pactimibe did not effect certain measures of atherosclerosis for patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol levels), but these patients did have an increased incidence of cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke, according to a study in the 18 March issue of JAMA...
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