Heparin for Prevention of Atherosclerosis

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To the Editor: As a middle-aged general surgeon who has recently undergone coronary bypass graft surgery, I have looked for ways of preventing further atherosclerosis. I have assiduously avoided such known risk factors as obesity, smoking, and lack of exercise. I was dismayed to realize that there are no medications available to prevent atherosclerosis. The numerous evaluation studies of aspirin, dipyridamole, beta-blockers, and a host of other cardiac medications have found that the effect of these treatments on atherogenesis is insignificant.1 I searched the literature for better answers and learned that much had been published but apparently ignored about heparin . . .