To: neverdem
The one drug that is known to protect the heart is aspirin, Dr. Fendrick said. Aspirin doesn't "protect" the heart. It's a blood thinner, Doc!
24 posted on
12/20/2004 9:50:16 PM PST by
NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
(Michael <a href = "http://www.michaelmoore.com/" title="Miserable Failure">"Miserable Failure"</a>)
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
Aspirin also has an anti-inflammatory effect on the arteries and veins of the body. It DOES have a cardio-protective effect. First noticed in studies of diabetics with arthritis, who took aspirin had far less heart disease than those who didn't take it.
26 posted on
12/20/2004 10:10:21 PM PST by
Judith Anne
(Thank you St. Jude for favors granted.)
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace; Judith Anne
Judith, good pick up about aspirin's anti-inflammatory effect and not just its anti-platelet effect. The statins are also thought by many to have an anti-inflammatory effect in addition to the effect on total and LDL cholesterol levels.
47 posted on
12/21/2004 8:35:26 PM PST by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson