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Cholesterol drug fails to prevent heart attack, stroke in trial

Accepted submission by legont at 2016-04-05 21:55:30
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The most recent cholesterol drug trail [upi.com] failed to improve cardiovascular health.

Overall, patients treated with the drug had 37 percent lower levels of bad cholesterol and 130 percent higher levels of good cholesterol, but researchers report there was no difference in cardiovascular endpoints between the treatment and placebo groups.

Do you think cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease if finally dead?


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