Finding Novel Molecules In the Blood To Better Predict Risk of Heart Attacks

心脏病发作是导致死亡的主要原因，一半的第一次心脏病发作患者有1个已知的冠心病危险因素。目前迫切需要更好地预测心脏病发作的风险，并开发新的药物来对抗动脉粥样硬化。这项研究将涉及一项更先进的技术，即在冠状动脉粥样硬化、心脏病发作和死亡的人群中发现新的分子，并进行大规模的临床试验，测试一种能显著降低胆固醇的新药。

Heart attacks are the leading cause of death, and half of all 1st heart attack victims have </= 1 known risk factors for coronary heart disease. There is an urgent need to better predict heart attack risk, and to develop new drugs to combat atherosclerosis. This study will involve a more advanced technique of identifying new molecules found in people who demonstrate progression of coronary atherosclerosis, heart attack and death, in the setting of a large-scale clinical trial testing a new agent that dramatically lowers cholesterol.