Reversing Coronary Artery Disease
Tuesday March 21, 2006
In a new study, investigators report that after taking high-dose rosuvastatin (Crestor) for 2 years, patients showed evidence that their coronary artery plaques actually began to shrink. This is the first time any medical therapy has been associated with regression of coronary artery disease, and if this information is confirmed it may revolutionize how doctors treat this disease. Read here about this new evidence - and about whether you should actually wait for confirmatory studies.
Comments
I have actually experienced a regression of the angina symptoms that I have had for the last 8 years. I have been on statins most of that time (20mg Atorvastatin, and in April this year my doctor added 1000mg of Niaspan to my daily medication. About 2months later, I found that I could not induce any angina pain at all in the usual distances and circumstances that I would get it before. When I had my cholesterol checked again, it had plummeted from 4.3mmols to 2.6mmols.
I dont know whats happened, but there sure has been some sort of BIG change.
Jon (London UK)