Archive for December 25th, 2008

USA TODAY - Vytorin doesn't prevent deadly hardening of heart valve

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

The blockbuster cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin failed to slow age-related hardening of the heart valve that without surgery can lead to heart attack, stroke or death, doctors said Monday.

Vytorin worked no better than a placebo at blocking aortic stenosis, which leads to 95,000 valve-replacement operat…