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The effects of lowering LDL cholesterol with statin therapy in people at low risk of vascular disease: meta-analysis of individual data from 27 randomised trials

BACKGROUND: Statins reduce LDL cholesterol and prevent vascular events, but their net effects in people at low risk of vascular events remain uncertain. METHODS: This meta-analysis included individual participant data from 22 trials of statin versus control (n=134 537; mean LDL cholesterol differenc...

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Autor principal: Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' (CTT) Collaborators
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lancet Publishing Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3437972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22607822
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60367-5

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