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Efficacy and safety of cholesterol-lowering treatment: prospective meta-analysis of data from 90 056 participants in 14 randomised trials of statins

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Results of previous randomised trials have shown that interventions that lower LDL cholesterol concentrations can significantly reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and other major vascular events in a wide range of individuals. But each separate trial has limited power to assess particular outcomes or particular categories of participant. METHODS: A prospective meta-analysis of data from 90,056 individuals in 14 …

Authors

Baigent C; Keech A; Kearney PM; Blackwell L; Buck G; Pollicino C; Kirby A; Sourjina T; Peto R; Collins R

Journal

The Lancet, Vol. 366, No. 9493, pp. 1267–1278

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

10 2005

DOI

10.1016/s0140-6736(05)67394-1

ISSN

0140-6736