How Cardiologistsβ High Hopes for Two Drugs Were Dashed NYT - Business By: Gina Kolata 7 November 2026 at 14:50 By every measure, the drugs were no better than placebos, full data revealed on Saturday. Was it the fault of the design of the studies, or our very hypotheses about heart disease? Β© Fabrice Coffrini/Agence France-Presse β Getty Images