Two years later those who ate the Mediterranean diet had half the risk of heart attack and sudden cardiac death compared with those who stayed on the regular low-fat diet, even though their cholesterol declined only a modest 14%.

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In that study, researchers looked at the data from two already completed studies, the Vioxx Gastrointestinal Outcomes Research study (VIGOR) and Celecoxib Long-Term Arthritis Safety Study (CLASS), and concluded that both drugs might slightly increase the risk of cardiac events such as heart attack and stroke.

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It showed a slight increase in the cardiac enzymes, indicating that Cheney had suffered a mild heart attack after all.

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During that time, 15% of patients taking Vytorin and 18% of patients in the control group had a heart attack, stroke, stent procedure, or death from cardiac causes.

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