why do you think zetia is better?it may not be better but very good to use within the -- if you add a second drug you get enhanced effect. that is what we're seeing with set yaw and that is why that is so important? gerri: what about side-effects? >> i experienced no side-effects from zetia. statins have specific side-effects with muscle ake and weakness. set tia seems to limit those side-effects. >> do you think people will go on zetia and statin? do you think this will change the way heart patients are treated? >> i think it gives us another arrow in the quiver to treat high cholesterol. people not at target with cholesterol with a statin, adding zetia makes sense. it lowers cholesterol and decreases heart attack. gerri: that is interesting. you have a book out on women and heart disease. we talked a lot on the show, women, hard to tell when they have had a heart attack even. tell me, if you would, what are the myths for women and heart disease? >> one of the biggest myths that heart disease is a disease of men. it

>> both statins and zetia lower cholesterol. they do it by different mechanisms.reventing the creation of closet tremendously in the cholesterol in the liver and zetia by blocking absorption in the intestines. inpatients who are high risk who may be tolerant of statins who don't achieve the results we want to get in terms of ldl or bad cholesterol lowering. >> so if you're taking statins, you should go to your doctor and say i'd like to take zetia? >> that's a good question. in that group of patients this benefit can be seen. >> but we don't know if this will translate to a lower-risk population who, for instance have not had a heart attack or stroke. the other big deal the lower we push the ldl the better it might be. at first we said the ldl should be 100, maybe 70. this study shows if we push the ldl as low as 50 that's where we see the 60% reduction. >> wow a big deal. thank you, doctor. >>> it's 7:19. ahead -- the first look at a car that could transform driving. toyota is >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by kay jewelers. every kiss begins

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the report lookses as an alternative treatment using a drug zetia. it could reduce the risk of heart problems by 6%. our doctor is a cardiologist in new york. tara, good morning. >> good morning, norah. >> this is a big deal for cordologist and the public in general. combining a statten with another drug, you mentioned it. we could lower cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke by 6%. we knew if we used them alone, we see these results. we didn't know adding a second medication could show this. >> what does a second medication specifically do? >> that's right. so both of them lower cholesterol. they do it by different mechanisms. they decrease cholesterol by preventing the creation in the liver and zetia prevents increased cholesterol by blocking absorption in the small intestine. to the study was really helpful because it gives us an alternative medicine to use for patients who are high risk. patients intolerants of statins or don't cheaf the results we want to get. >> so if in fact you're taking it, should you see your doctor and say i wo

it might be of great interest to anyone using the drug zetia because it mimics these mutations.'m lauren green. now back to our special. with usama bin laden dead the mission was complete. after a few days back home, rob and the team flew to ft. campbell, kentucky for a private meeting with the president, vice president and cabinet. >> he was proud of us. he came in. i remember hearing his distinctive voice. hey, everybody. cool to see him walk in big smile, cool happy. you know, he hung it out there. that's a big call and he made it. i was standing next to one of the guys on the mission and asked who killed him who took the shot. and my buddy and i was like we all did. why didn't you just say i did it? >> it's not about me. my guy got one of my guys to take the shot. the analysts working for years, they deserve the credit, the pilots that got us there. the guys on the ground that physically got people into places by blowing up doors breaking down stuff, moving through security and finally somebody gets a shot. definitely wasn't me. it wasn't the team. this was the country. this

. >> these are drugs called vytorin and zetia. these were added to the regimen of people on statins who needed lower cholesterol. and adding the drugs reduced the chances of a fatal or severe heart attack by 6%. it's the first study to show that. other studies showed it lowers cholesterol. this one shows it really works. >> so a double benefit. thanks very much. >>> and amy with the other top stories. >> good morning. a terrifying scene in chicago right now. a small plane crashing right into that house overnight. the twin engine cargo plane slamming through the roof of the home shortly after taking off from midway airport around 3:00 a.m. the pilot reported engine trouble. two people inside the house were rescued. they were not injured. but the pilot's condition remains unknown at this hour. crews are making sure there is no gas spilled. we will have more information as it becomes available. >>> and a showdown on capitol hill. the senate is expected to vote on the controversial keystone oil pipeline. all 45 republicans as well as

>> the new report looks at alternativeall methods including the drug zetia.eat heart attack patients. this doctor presented the findings at a meeting of the american heart association. >> we see benefits of taking cholesterol levels that are low to very low in the postheart attack patients. >> reporter: more than 18,000 patients who had heart attack were treated. half received each drug and including a staten. that alone lowered the ldl to 69. the other, average of 54. after seven years, this group had 6.4% fewer cardiovascular events. one year ago, new cardiology guidelines sutted doctors stop targeting specific ldl ledges no good evidence one was better than the other. this doctor believes those recommendations need to be changed needily. >> this study blows up the guidelines. the guidelines didn't have target levels for ldl cholesterol and many thought that was wrong and now within a year of issuing the guidelines we know that that's wrong. >> so in the piece you looked at a specific drug. do we know is that the best way to lower cholesterol? >> we don't k