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...
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