Heart attacks and strokes are among the leading causes of death in the United States. Heart attacks claim more lives than strokes each year, but each condition has the same root causes. People who have high cholesterol and high blood pressure are at greater risk of developing heart attacks or a stroke. Doctors monitor both a person’s blood pressure and cholesterol levels for a reason.
AtheroGenics and AGI-1067: what happened to the antioxidant heart drug
A biotech company bet everything on an antioxidant pill to prevent heart attacks. The ARISE trial of 2007 ended the bet. What the drug was, what the trial found and what it taught about antioxidants.
