Prevention of Cardiovascular Events and Death with Pravastatin in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and a Broad Range of Initial Cholesterol Levels

Long-Term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease (LIPID) Study Group, The

doi:10.1056/nejm199811053391902

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Prevention of Cardiovascular Events and Death with Pravastatin in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and a Broad Range of Initial Cholesterol Levels

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Nov 5, 1998

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The Long-Term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease (LIPID) Study Group

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In patients with coronary heart disease and a broad range of cholesterol levels, cholesterol-lowering therapy reduces the risk of coronary events, but the effects on mortality from coronary heart disease and overall mortality have remained uncertain. METHODS: In a double-blind, randomize...

Subject

Pravastatin

Medicine

Myocardial infarction

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