Heart Disease Weekly
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Heart Disease Weekly
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Heart Disease
Research data from University of Montreal update understanding of heart disease
July 6th, 2008
According to a study from Montreal, Canada, " Oxidative stress and inflammation are involved in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis. Our aim was to assess the effects of the antioxidant succinobucol (AGI-1067) on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with recent acute coronary syndromes already managed with conventional treatments." " After an acute coronary syndrome occurring 14-365 days before recruitment, 6144 patients were randomly assigned with a computer-generated randomisation list, stratified by study site, to receive succinobucol (n=3078) or placebo (n=3066) in addition to standard of care. Enrolment began in July, 2003; this event-driven trial was stopped in...
Source: Heart Disease Weekly (2008-07-06)
|
