Expect much more from AstraZeneca in the cardiovascular space, says Elisabeth Björk

19 March 2018

Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the world’s biggest killer that will demand a specific and concerted effort if drugmakers are to tackle it, but one company is discovering that taking a unilateral approach is not the way to solving the challenges of this complex area.

With its growing understanding of commonalities between cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases (CVMD), Anglo-Swedish pharma major AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) is shifting its focus from treating patients with a single disease, to addressing overlapping disease areas and risk factors.

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