Outcome of 'Zeus' Trial Throws Wrench in Heart Disease Theory - Newser
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A trial called 'Zeus' just rattled a 25-year-old theory that inflammation doesn't just accompany heart disease — it helps cause it.
Causation vs. CorrelationInflammation HypothesisGerm Theory of DiseaseFalsificationism
Theory Briefing
- For over 25 years, the leading theory held that inflammation is a driver of atherosclerosis, not merely a side effect.
- The 'Zeus' trial produced results that challenge this causal claim, unsettling decades of cardiology consensus.
- If inflammation is a bystander rather than a cause, treatments targeting it may not reduce heart disease as hoped.