Could these new cholesterol drugs save many Americans from heart attacks?
Katherine Wilemon Ella
A federal advisory committee this week will decide whether to recommend approval of the first in a new class of drugs many experts believe could significantly cut the risk of strokes and heart attacks, a leading cause of death for Americans.
The highly-anticipated new drugs have been shown in clinical trials to sharply reduce levels of bad, or LDL cholesterol, representing the first major advance in the area since widely used statin drugs hit the market in the late 1980s.
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My Comments: Statins are working pretty much for me right now, but if there are more effective and safe drugs out there, bring them on baby!