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Anti-inflammatory drug reduces heart attack risk: new study

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A drug typically used to treat arthritis and fever can cut the risk of heart attacks.

New research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that the anti-inflammatory drug canakinumab can reduce the risk of a repeat heart attack by 15 percent.

The research tracked 10,000 heart attack patients in 40 countries who were treated with the drug every three months over a period of 4 years, the BBC reported citing the study.

Canakinumab was also shown to be more effective at reducing the risk of heart disease than statin, another drug heart disease patients usually take statins to lower cholesterol.

The researchers also found that some in the study, most notably elderly and diabetics, contracted potentially fatal infections and sepsis.

According to U.S. government information, heart disease accounts for every 1-in-4 American deaths each year.

RUNDOWN SHOWS:
1. Elderly man having heart attack
2. Elderly man being treated in hospital
3. Depiction of statin and canakinumab treating heart
4. Elderly man contracting infection

VOICEOVER (in English): 

"According to U.S. government information, heart disease accounts for every 1-in-4 American deaths each year."

"New research suggests that the anti-inflammatory drug canakinumab [a]can reduce the risk of a repeat heart attack by 15 percent."

"The research tracked 10,000 heart attack patients in 40 countries who were treated with the drug every three months over a period of 4 years. 

"Canakinumab was shown to be more effective than statin, another drug heart disease patients usually take statins to lower cholesterol"

"The researchers also found that some in the study, most notably elderly and diabetics, contracted potentially fatal infections and sepsis." 




SOURCES: The New England Journal of Medicine, BBC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Mayo Clinic, Drugs.com
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1707914#t=metrics
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-41071954
https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sepsis/home/ovc-20169784
https://www.drugs.com/ilaris.html

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