Effects of Intensive Versus Moderate Lipid-Lowering Therapy on Myocardial Ischemia in Older Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
- 13 February 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 115 (6) , 700-707
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.106.654756
Abstract
Background— Clinical trials have demonstrated that, compared with placebo, intensive statin therapy reduces ischemia in patients with acute coronary syndromes and in patients with stable coronary a...Keywords
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