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Efficacy and safety of more intensive lowering of LDL cholesterol: a meta-analysis of data from 170 000 participants in 26 randomised trials

BACKGROUND: Lowering of LDL cholesterol with standard statin regimens reduces the risk of occlusive vascular events in a wide range of individuals. We aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of more intensive lowering of LDL cholesterol with statin therapy. METHODS: We undertook meta-analyses of ind...

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Autor principal: Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' (CTT) Collaboration
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lancet Publishing Group 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2988224/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21067804
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61350-5

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