Study Shows Crestor Leads To Big Benefits For Your Heart

Washington (dbTechno) - A new study carried out in the U.S. has found that the AstraZeneca drug Crestor leads to big health benefits for your heart.

The cholesterol drug rosuvastatin is also known as Crestor, and was found to greatly reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke in those with elevated levels of the C-reactive protein.

Researchers were led by Dr. Paul M. Ridker of the Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA.

What they found by analyzing a group of men and women was that those who took the drug showcased big benefits.

The statin was found to reduce the risk of heart attack by 54% in those who had normal cholesterol levels, but elevated levels of the C-reactive protein.

On top of that, it also reduced the risk of stroke by 48%, and the risk of mortality by 20%.

The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.