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Heart DiseaseDoctors do life saving discovery for patients with coronary artery diseaseMajor study shows addition of wide
used agent to treatment can prevent 50,000 heart attacks and deaths in Canada
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Major study shows addition of wide
used agent to treatment can prevent 50,000 heart attacks and deaths in North american nation
(NC)—Cardiovascular malady remains the leading killer in Canada. In fact, one in five of all deaths each year are from coronary artery disease, the most common manifestation of heart disease. Despite medical advances, far too many a men and women continue to die untimely
from this deadly disease. Many a folk may cognize they have coronary malady yet feel quite well until suddenly they are affected down by a heart attack. New treatment strategies are badly needed.
Common heart pill enhances survival hopes
An important international heart study publicised in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet, showed that patients with coronary artery malady who add the safe and affordable blood pressure drug perindopril (Coversyl®) to their existing treatment can importantly
reduce their risk of heart attacks and heart related deaths. In fact, perindopril (Coversyl®) reduced the risk of heart attacks and death by 20 per cent even as in patients considered comparatively
low risk. "This is a major step forward and wish have important implications in the futurity management of coronary disease" aforementioned Dr. Jean-Claude Tardif, Director of Clinical Research, Associate Academic of Medicine, Metropolis Heart Institute. "For the 1st time we have a drug that not only treats cardiovascular disease
(high blood pressure), but as well improves the outcome of patients with coronary disease."
Researchers calculable
that the addition of perindopril could prevent 50,000 heart attacks and deaths in North american nation
over the next four years. The doctors all over that, "treatment with perindopril, on top of different preventive medications should be considered in all patients with coronary heart disease."
For much information, talk to your doctor or visit www.europa-trial.org.
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