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615 Heart Health Update

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According to a recent study, special drug-coated stents put in arteries to help hold them open may not prevent heart attacks as they were expected to do. What is going on?

Lowering bad cholesterol is accepted as one way to help protect the heart. But how about raising good HDL cholesterol? A drug that was supposed to do just that recently failed a clinical trial. Are there other ways to improve heart health? How low should cholesterol go, and how can you get it down?

Cardiologist Steve Nissen was on the FDA advisory panel that reviewed the heart problems resulting from Vioxx and Celebrex. Find out how pain relievers affect the heart.

Guest: Steven E. Nissen, M.D., FACC, is the Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

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Information on diseases known as the Silent Killers and advice on regular medical checkups and early diagnosis and symptoms.

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