Article: Cleveland Clinic-Led Research Uncovers New Mechanism That Heightens Risk of Heart Disease.

Findings Appear in Sept. 9 Issue of the Journal Nature Medicine

CLEVELAND, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Heart disease often hits with devastating effects in people with normal cholesterol levels, yet seemingly misses striking others who smoke, or have multiple risk factors. A new research discovery may help explain why one person suffers a heart attack and yet another doesn't.

Researchers at Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute have discovered a mechanism that contributes to the hardening of arteries and could explain why some individuals are at greater risk of developing heart disease than others.

In a study published in the Sept. 9 issue ...

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