Research news tip sheet: Story ideas from Johns Hopkins Medicine

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Within a month following a heart attack, people are at increased risk for a second one. As a result, physicians treat these patients with medications to rapidly reduce cardiovascular risk factors for another event. Although statins are designed to reduce the risk from one underlying problem, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or " bad " cholesterol, they often aren't able drop it to recommended levels within 30 days.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news