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Study of statin therapy and all-cause mortality. (Tips from Other Journals).
Publication: American Family Physician Publication Date: 01-APR-03 Author: Wellbery, Caroline
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COPYRIGHT 2003 American Academy of Family Physicians
Studies of statins (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors) have shown that these cholesterol-lowering drugs reduce coronary heart disease (CHD) events when administered to patients with risk factors for CHD. The purpose of the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial-Lipid-Lowering Trial (ALLHAT-LLT) was to assess the effect of pravastatin on all-cause mortality in hypertensive patients with at least one other cardiovascular risk factor, emphasizing a primary care setting that includes...
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