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Niacin Better than Statin Drug for Arteries
Source: The Natural Products Insider
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The use of a pharmaceutical form of the B vitamin niacin to raise HDL cholesterol levels was more effective than using the drug ezetimibe to lower LDL cholesterol levels for patients at high cardiovascular risk who also took statins, reports a new study (New England Journal of Medicine). The study found Niaspan (an extended-release, prescription-only formulation of niacin made by Abbott) was more effective than Zetia (a statin-lowering drug from Merck & Co. Inc.) at reducing the artery plaque buildup after 14 months.
The patients enrolled in the study had a high risk of vascular events and had used statins for an average of six years. Researchers found “a clear superiority of niacin over ezetimibe” and further found niacin reduced buildup in the arteries whereas ezetimibe only prevented more buildup.
N Engl J Med. 2009 10.1056/NEJMe0908841
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMe0908841
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http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/news/2009/11/niacin-better-than-statin-drug-for-arteries.aspx#
Copyright © 2009 Virgo Publishing, LLC. All rights reserved.
Niacin Better than Statin Drug for Arteries
Source: The Natural Products Insider
NETHERLANDS
The use of a pharmaceutical form of the B vitamin niacin to raise HDL cholesterol levels was more effective than using the drug ezetimibe to lower LDL cholesterol levels for patients at high cardiovascular risk who also took statins, reports a new study (New England Journal of Medicine). The study found Niaspan (an extended-release, prescription-only formulation of niacin made by Abbott) was more effective than Zetia (a statin-lowering drug from Merck & Co. Inc.) at reducing the artery plaque buildup after 14 months.
The patients enrolled in the study had a high risk of vascular events and had used statins for an average of six years. Researchers found “a clear superiority of niacin over ezetimibe” and further found niacin reduced buildup in the arteries whereas ezetimibe only prevented more buildup.
N Engl J Med. 2009 10.1056/NEJMe0908841
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMe0908841
Source:
http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/news/2009/11/niacin-better-than-statin-drug-for-arteries.aspx#
Copyright © 2009 Virgo Publishing, LLC. All rights reserved.
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