Inclisitan is the first of a new type of ground-breaking drugs that will boost the liver's ability to remove cholesterol from the blood and prevent heart attack and stroke deaths'Game changing' injection to be rolled out to stop 30,000 deaths from heart attacksA “game changing” injection is being rolled out on the NHS to prevent 30,000 deaths from heart attacks and stroke. Around 300,000 at-risk people with high cholesterol who have previously suffered such a cardiovascular event in England will be offered the twice-yearly jab costing £2,000 per dose. NHS England estimates inclisiran could prevent 55,000 heart attacks and strokes, saving 30,000 lives within the next decade. Image: Handout) Handout)However if ongoing trials are successful the National Institute for Care and Excellence (NICE) could extend approval to millions more people with high cholesterol who have not yet suffered a cardiovascular event. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Getty Images/iStockphoto)Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for a quarter of all UK deaths, claiming 175 lives a day.

Source: Daily Mirror August 31, 2021 22:52 UTC