This week’s JAMA has confirmed the large drop in death by coronary heart disease in the setting of the acute heart attack. Trumpets have sounded, bands have blared, and patients have benefited. The study of over 44,000 patients proposed that the reasons for these improved outcomes were several:Improved adoption of coronary interventions (angioplasty and stenting) as the preferred method of treating an acute heart attack.The broad adoption of statin drugs to treat hyperlipidemia (high...
