ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) today announced full results from the SATURN (Study of Coronary Atheroma by InTravascular Ultrasound: Effect of Rosuvastatin Versus AtorvastatiN) study, which demonstrated that aggressive treatment with a statin can lower LDL-C (“bad” cholesterol) to an average of 70 mg/dL or less, increase HDL-C (“good” cholesterol) to an average of approximately 50 mg/dL, and reduce plaque in the arteries of the heart. These data were presented today at the American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida, and simultaneously published online in The New England Journal of Medicine.
