Aromatase Inhibitors May Raise Heart Risks

[Andre Gregoire]

Postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who take newer hormone drugs known as aromatase inhibitors are 26% more likely to develop heart disease than those who take the old standby tamoxifen, researchers report.


http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20101209/aromatase-inhibitors-may-raise-heart-risks?src=RSS_PUBLIC

[moh2010]

Postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who take newer hormone drugs known as aromatase inhibitors are 26% more likely to develop heart disease than those who take the old standby tamoxifen, researchers report.


http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20101209/aromatase-inhibitors-may-raise-heart-risks?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Arimidex is known to raise bad cholesterol. It's probably one of the factors