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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Автори: Mihaylova, B, Emberson, J, Blackwell, L, Keech, A, Simes, J, Barnes, E, Voysey, M, Gray, A, Collins, R, Baigent, C
Формат: Journal article
Мова:English
Опубліковано: 2012