Press Release CLEVELAND CLINIC STUDY SHOWS DRUG USED TO REDUCE ABDOMINAL FAT MAY SLOW HEART DISEASE
Press ReleaseContact:Brian Kolonick, (720) 841-1114; kolonib@ccf.orgErinne Dyer, (216) 338 – 4076, dyere@ccf.orgCLEVELAND CLINIC STUDY SHOWS DRUG USED TO REDUCE ABDOMINAL FAT MAY SLOW HEART DISEASEEmbargoed until 10:30AM CST April 1, 2008, Chicago: A Cleveland Clinic-led study is reporting that an experimental drug used to reduce abdominal fat, may also slow the accumulation of plaque in coronary arteries.The study’s lead author, Steven E. Nissen, M.D., Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, will share the findings on Tuesday, Apr. 1 at the