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Atherosclerosis
Intensive statin therapy better than moderate approach for reducing plaque
March 22nd, 2004
Patients with coronary heart disease who received intensive lipid-lowering treatment had less progression of coronary atherosclerosis (plaque buildup in the arteries) than patients treated with a moderate lipid-lowering regimen, according to a new study. Statin drugs (lipid-lowering medications) have been shown to reduce both atherogenic (development of plaque in arterial walls) lipoproteins and cardiovascular illness and death. However, the optimal approach and target level for lipid reduction with statins in patients with established coronary artery disease (CAD) remains uncertain. Steven E. Nissen, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2004-03-22)
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