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Related: About this forumVaccine to stop heart attacks could be here in 5 years
A vaccine delivered in an injection or nasal spray to prevent heart attacks could be available within five years.
Scientists have discovered that the drug stimulates the body's immune system to produce antibodies which prevent heart disease by stopping fat building up in the arteries.
It is the first time that the underlying cause of heart disease has been targeted. Current treatments focus on using drugs to reduce cholesterol levels and blood pressure.
The vaccine can cut the build up of fat in arteries by up to 70 per cent, according to tests by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The fatty deposits cause arteries to narrow, meaning the body has to work harder to pump blood, and can lead to a heart attack.
Prof Peter Weissberg, the British Heart Foundation medical director, said the vaccine was "very promising".
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Ezlivin
(8,153 posts)Great news!
seattleblah
(69 posts)with everything they have! The ADA already killed the cavity vaccine.
Speck Tater
(10,618 posts)If cavities went away dentists would pretty much be out of a job.
If heart attacks go away there are still plenty of other diseases that people need doctors for, especially the growing new crop of drug resistant infections.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)cost of a vaccine vs coronary artery bypass graft. They'd probably make using the vaccine a condition of having a policy.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)laconicsax
(14,860 posts)It makes the arterial fat deposits autistic.
Hugabear
(10,340 posts)Big Pharma would lose too much money if we eliminated most heart attacks.
Same reason why we don't have 100mph engines, Big Oil won't allow it.