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A drug that raises levels of ‘good’ cholesterol, when taken in addition to standard statin therapy to lower ‘bad’ cholesterol, can reduce the furring up of arteries in patients with established heart disease, an Oxford University study has shown.

The findings are published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

‘This is the first clear evidence that a therapy to raise levels of good cholesterol when taken alongside statins can have a beneficial effect,’ says Dr Robin Choudhury of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Oxford, who led the study.