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Researchers pinpoint new cardiovascular risk factor, suggest potential treatment

September 11, 2024

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A cellular process that affects blood cells emerges as a new risk factor for atherosclerosis. Image credit: Mangkelin/Getty Images.

Their two recent studies have uncovered new information about clonal hematopoiesis and its treatment with the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine.
Researchers from the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Spain have confirmed that clonal hematopoiesis is a risk factor for atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of most cardiovascular…

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