Big study supports cheap combo pill to lower heart risks

[NewsFeed]

A daily pill combining four cholesterol and blood pressure medicines taken with low-dose aspirin cut the risk of heart attacks, strokes and heart-related deaths by nearly one third in a large international study that’s expected to lead to wider use of this “polypill” approach. For more than a decade, doctors have been testing whether the cheap, all-in-one combo pills could make it easier to prevent heart disease, the top killer worldwide. “It’s for all sensible countries,” said Dr. Salim Yusuf of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.



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