] Intravenous doses of a synthetic component of "good" ] cholesterol reduced artery disease in just six weeks in a ] small study with startlingly big implications for ] treating the nation's No. 1 killer. ] ] "The concept is sort of liquid Drano for the coronary ] arteries," said Dr. Steven Nissen, a Cleveland Clinic ] cardiologist who led the study. ] ] Larger and longer studies need to be done to determine if ] the experimental treatment will translate into fewer ] deaths, but the early results are promising, said Dr. ] Daniel Rader, director of preventive cardiology at the ] University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. ] ] The treatment used a laboratory-produced version of an ] unusually effective form of HDL, the good cholesterol ] that helps protect against heart disease by removing ] plaque, or fatty buildups, from the bloodstream. ] ] "This is clearly on the level of a breakthrough that will ] have far-reaching implications," pointing the way toward ] a rapid treatment for fatty buildups, said Dr. Bryan ] Brewer, chief of molecular diseases at the National ] Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Kick ass! [Science is soooooo rad sometimes. Now, who wants to go grab some burgers and fries?;) - Nano] New treatment works like 'liquid Drano for arteries' |