Summary
Even though the pill lowered the particle, the number of heart attacks and strokes did not go down.
Scientists will look at the data to see what it means for future medicines.
Key Points
4 points1
The pill reduced lipoprotein a by a large amount.
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The study did not show fewer heart attacks or strokes.
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Other drug makers are also working on medicines that target lipoprotein a.
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Doctors use a blood test for lipoprotein a to check heart risk.
New Words to Learn
7 wordslipoprotein a
a small blood particle linked to higher heart risk
clinical trial
a large test where scientists see if a new medicine works
placebo
a fake pill used to compare against the real medicine
statistically significant
a result that is clear enough not to be just chance
revascularization
a treatment that opens up blocked blood vessels
dose
the size of the medicine taken each time
PCSK9
a medicine that helps lower the usual kind of cholesterol
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