Inhibiting inflammatory enzyme after heart attack does not reduce risk of subsequent event

Tuesday, September 2, 2014 - 00:31 in Health & Medicine

In patients who experienced an acute coronary syndrome event -- such as heart attack or unstable angina -- use of the drug darapladib to inhibit the enzyme lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 -- believed to play a role in the development of atherosclerosis -- did not reduce the risk of recurrent major coronary events, according to a study.

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