New Cholesterol Drug Set To Decrease Heart Attack Risk

The first clinical trial of a new kind of drug to cut the risk of cardiovascular disease has been found safe and effective at dropping levels of “bad” low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by as much as 40 percent. High LDL levels increase the risk for heart attack and stroke.The drug mimics the action of thyroid hormone and safely accelerates the hormone’s natural ability to rid the body of LDL. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Cardiovascular on December 20th, 2007