New Type Of Statin To Help Decrease Heart Disease
A clinical trial has now found that a new drug none like any previous is safe and can lower that very bad cholesterol, LDL, by up to 40%. I would say that is good news considering high LDL is a huge risk factor in heart disease and stroke.
The drug mimics the action of thyroid hormone and safely accelerates the hormone’s natural ability to rid the body of LDL. It is unrelated in structure or action to statins, the widely used class of drugs to lower cholesterol, and may offer an alternative for patients who cannot tolerate statins, according to the research team. It might also complement the use of statins to further decrease cholesterol levels, the researchers report in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Patients unable to tolerate the use of present statins could have a new form of treatment on their hands! What is the drugs name you ask? It is known as KB2115 and it binds selectively to the helpful beta receptor and is preferentially take up by the liver, thus metabolization. The researchers found KB2115 well tolerated and to cause very little effects on the heart.
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