AFP - Anti-cholesterol drug Crestor reverses plaque buildup: study
ATLANTA, United States (AFP) — The anti-cholesterol drug Crestor has been found to reverse plaque buildup in the arteries of the heart, according to a study released.
Unlike other anti-cholesterol medications, which have been found merely to slow the buildup of plaque responsible for arteriosclerosis, Crestor, manufactured by the British drug company AstraZeneca, was actually found to help break up accumlations of plaque in the arteries.
“It’s good news for patients,” Steven Nissen, a doctor with the Cleveland Clinic and lead author of the study.
“Previous similar studies … have shown slowing of coronary disease, but not regression,” he said at a press conference here on the margins of the 55th annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology.
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