New orleans , la - - march 28 , 2007 - - the combination of cholesterol - lowering agents simastatin and fenofibrate enhances the ability to reduce blood lipid leels in patients with diabetes , especially triglycerides , researchers reported here at the 56th annual scientific sessions of the american college of cardiology ( acc ) 新奥尔良， 2007 3 28 ，辛伐他汀和非诺贝特这两种降脂药的联合应用能够增强对糖尿病患者的降血脂作用，特别是甘油三脂的降低尤为明显，研究人员在美国心脏病学会第56届学术年会上报道了他们的研究成果。
Instead of prescribing acid suppressing drugs to patients who cannot tolerate aspirin , the american college of cardiology and the american heart association strongly recommend substitution of aspirin with another drug called clopidogrel ( plavix ) . plavix is an anti - platelet drug that effectively prevents clogging of blood vessels 但美国心脏病专科学院及美国心脏病学会则大力建议，对不宜服用亚士匹灵的病人，可使用氯比格雷（ clopidogrel ，商品名plavix ) ，来代替亚士匹灵。
Recently , the benefit of high dose statin therapy was also confirmed by an international multicentre trial which was announced in the american college of cardiology annual scientific meeting in march 2005 ( one of the 3 largest cardiology conferences in the world ) . this study examined 10 , 001 patients who had ischaemic heart disease and mildly elevated cholesterol levels . patients were randomized to either atorvastatin 80mg daily or 10mg daily 最近，高剂量降胆固醇药治疗的好处已获得国际多中心试验证实，美国心脏病学会在二零零五年三月举行的年度会议（世界三大心脏科年会之一）上公布其一项研究，有一万零一名冠心病患者及胆固醇指数稍高的病人参加，病人随机接受每日十毫克或八十毫克阿托伐他汀。
