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To: freelyhovering who wrote (2672)2/16/2008 2:47:53 PM
From: freelyhovering  Respond to of 17107
 
Here is the link to Crestor.
crestor.com



To: freelyhovering who wrote (2672)2/16/2008 6:16:53 PM
From: LindyBill  Respond to of 17107
 
he says that recent research indicates that Crestor is the only statin that actually reduces plaque buildup.

Sounds like the Crestor detail guy was just there. :>) Could be. I would like to read about it. EDIT: Here is a comment:

There are indeed discussions that have developed over the years in the conventional scientific and medical literature about reversal of heart disease, like Dean Ornish's Lifestyle Heart Trial, the REVERSAL Trial of atorvastatin (Lipitor) and the ASTEROID Trial of rosuvastatin (Crestor). Reversal of atherosclerotic plaque in these trials tends to be small in scale and sporadic.

heartscanblog.blogspot.com