Heart attacks prevented with new drug regime

People suffering from hypertension (high blood pressure) are at a high risk of heart attacks, but this threat is reduced by 50% with a new treatment regime that includes antihypertensive drugs and cholesterol lowering agents, statins. Incidence of strokes, heart disease and peripheral vascular disease are also lowered.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by AFX News Limited

Related Disease Topics:

• Hypertension
• High blood pressure
• Heart attacks
• Strokes
• Heart disease
• Peripheral vascular disease

Article Source Details

About: Heart attacks prevented with new drug regime

Date: 4 September 2005

Source: AFX News Limited

Author: Amy Brown

URL: http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/09/04/afx2205534.html

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of heart attacks
• Cause of high blood pressure
• Cause of heart attacks
• Cause of strokes
• Cause of heart disease
• Cause of peripheral vascular disease
• Risk and hypertension
• Risk and high blood pressure
• Risk and heart attacks
• Risk and strokes
• Risk and heart disease
• Risk and peripheral vascular disease
• Risk and antihypertensives
• Risk and antihypertensive agents
• Risk and hypolipidemic agents
• Risk and statins
• Research
• Research and hypertension
• Research and high blood pressure
• Research and medication
• Research and medication
• Research and antihypertensives
• Research and antihypertensive agents
• Research and hypolipidemic agents
• Research and statins
• Medication and hypertension
• Medication and high blood pressure
• Medication and heart attacks
• Medication and strokes
• Medication and heart disease
• Medication and peripheral vascular disease
• Medication and antihypertensives
• Medication and antihypertensive agents
• Medication and hypolipidemic agents
• Medication and statins

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