Friday, April 02, 2010
As both a blogger and a patient "living with heart disease" the recent announcement (see HealthCentral.com report) of the success of the new anti-cholesterol drug "eprotirome" is the most exciting news I have come across in quite some time. However, the article's headline "Statin Alternative Shows Pr...
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As someone who suffers from LP(a) numbers that are off the chart, this is exciting news to me. I suffered my first heart attack at 36 and had bypass surgery at 47. I would love to find out how to get in on clinical trials for this drug!
Gene:
Take it from a guy who has often had Lp(a) readings well above 200 nmol/L, this IS exciting news. I would contact Karo Bio to see if there are any Phase 3 trials in your area. I would also advise you to check out a website called www.trackyourplaque.com . They discuss successful Lp(a) treatments (note that eprotirome is a THYROID mimetic) quite a bit especially on the forum. I must disclaim that I work with the team at TYP and it is a paid membership site but there is also a great deal of FREE stuff there.
Regards,
HeartHawk