Posted by Questionmark on October 15, 2003, at 22:21:55
In reply to Re: Silly researchers., posted by Eddie Sylvano on October 9, 2003, at 8:51:42
Wow. Weird. That's really interesting. (just wanted to say that, sorry).
> >But i wanted to point out that aspirin is believed to help heart disease by making it more difficult for blood to clot basically
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> There must be a role for anti-inflammatory drugs in coronary heart disease as well. A lot of what I've read describes the initial process of plaque formation beginning with chronic immune regulated inflammation along the arterial wall that becomes a locus for LDL cholesterol infiltration, breakdown, and accumulation. The inflammation and high blood pressure work together to cause the problem, with platelet aggregation following and compounding the issue.
> Curiously, there've been several studies indicating a link between statins and mood as well. It seems like the markers are just all over the board when it comes to depression.
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