In a recent study, a prescription version of niacin, Niaspan, slowed the buildup of plaque on artery walls more than the newer cholesterol lowering drug Zetia.
The study, published in the The New England Journal of Medicine, involved 363 people who had heart disease or were at high risk of heart disease. All the patients were on statins that had brought their LDL cholesterol below 100 mg/dL. However, their HDL levels were below where they should have been. Continue reading “Niacin Better at Lowering Cholesterol than Zetia”
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