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Aggressive cholesterol-lowering good for heart
The Tribune Wednesday, March 10, 2004
New Orleans - How low should cholesterol go? For victims of
recent heart attacks, the answer appears to be rock bottom.
A major study has found that especially aggressive
treatment with statin drugs, intended to drive cholesterol
far below current standards, prevents new heart problems
and saves lives.
These drugs are already a cornerstone of cardiac care,
routinely prescribed for heart attack victims.
However, the new results suggest that doctors should opt for
high doses of the most powerful brands to give recently
discharged heart patients the best chance of survival.
''It's a lifesaving strategy and will become a huge paradigm
shift in the treatment of patients with high cholesterol,''
predicted Dr Steven Nissen of the Cleveland Clinic.
For several years, federal guidelines have recommended
bringing down heart attack patients' levels of LDL, the bad
cholesterol, below 100.
To test whether this is far enough, doctors compared two
strategies, moderate doses of an older statin versus high
doses of a more powerful newer one.
The older drug, Pravachol, dropped patients' LDL by almost
one-quarter to 95. But the newer one, Lipitor, cut it in
half to just 62. -- AP
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The Tribune Wednesday, March 10, 2004
New Orleans - How low should cholesterol go? For victims of
recent heart attacks, the answer appears to be rock bottom.
A major study has found that especially aggressive
treatment with statin drugs, intended to drive cholesterol
far below current standards, prevents new heart problems
and saves lives.
These drugs are already a cornerstone of cardiac care,
routinely prescribed for heart attack victims.
However, the new results suggest that doctors should opt for
high doses of the most powerful brands to give recently
discharged heart patients the best chance of survival.
''It's a lifesaving strategy and will become a huge paradigm
shift in the treatment of patients with high cholesterol,''
predicted Dr Steven Nissen of the Cleveland Clinic.
For several years, federal guidelines have recommended
bringing down heart attack patients' levels of LDL, the bad
cholesterol, below 100.
To test whether this is far enough, doctors compared two
strategies, moderate doses of an older statin versus high
doses of a more powerful newer one.
The older drug, Pravachol, dropped patients' LDL by almost
one-quarter to 95. But the newer one, Lipitor, cut it in
half to just 62. -- AP
More at: http://www.tribuneindia.com/
Jai Maharaj http://www.mantra.com/jai Om Shanti
Panchaang for 22 Phalgun 5104, Friday, March 12, 2004:
Shubhanu Nama Samvatsare Uttarayane Moksh Ritau Kumbh Mase
Krshn Pakshe Shukr Vasara Yuktayam Anuradha-Jyeshtth
Nakshatr Vajr Yog Vishti-Bav Karan Saptami Yam Tithau
Hindu Holocaust Museum http://www.mantra.com/holocaust
Hindu life, principles, spirituality and philosophy
http://www.hindu.org http://www.hindunet.org
The truth about Islam and Muslims
http://www.flex.com/~jai/satyamevajayate
o Not for commercial use. Solely to be fairly used
for the educational purposes of research and open
discussion. The contents of this post may not have
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