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By Richard N. Fogoros, M.D., About.com Guide to Heart Disease since 2000

Aggressive Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Lowering For CAD

Friday March 27, 2009
A new study suggests that, for patients who have proven coronary artery disease, aggressive management of LDL cholesterol levels and blood pressure can actually cause coronary artery plaques to regress.

Read about this new evidence here, and what it implies for those who have CAD.

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