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The researchers also found that in special mice used as models for human heart disease and high cholesterol, treatment with\u00a0finasteride also decreased the size of dangerous plaques (blockages) in arteries around the heart<\/i><\/b>. These are what cardiologists look at to see how bad someone’s heart disease is and what we use stents or bypass surgery to repair in patients with heart attacks and bad heart disease.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This is great news for all our patients, but there is always more to learn. Right now, the research does not tell us what dose of finasteride or for how long a patient needs to take to experience these great benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n