Journal article
Systematic review: comparative effectiveness and harms of combination therapy and monotherapy for dyslipidemia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Statin therapy effectively prevents vascular disease, but treatment targets are often not achieved.
PURPOSE: To compare the benefits and harms of high-dose statin monotherapy with those of combination therapy in adults at high risk for coronary disease.
Authors
Sharma M; Ansari MT; Abou-Setta AM; Soares-Weiser K; Ooi TC; Sears M; Yazdi F; Tsertsvadze A; Moher D
Journal
Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 151, No. 9, pp. 622–630
Publisher
American College of Physicians
Publication Date
November 3, 2009
DOI
10.7326/0003-4819-151-9-200911030-00144
ISSN
1056-8751