Blood vessel bends and branches put the brakes on statins
Friday, July 10, 2009 - 12:21
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- New British Heart Foundation (BHF) research revealed today suggests for the first time that the way blood flows through our arteries may boost an antioxidant effect of statin medicines. The discovery at Imperial College London is the first evidence of biomechanical forces affecting the action of a commonly- used drug, and could point the way towards new targets to improve artery health throughout the body.