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Failure to achieve recommended LDL cholesterol levels by suboptimal statin therapy relates to elevated cardiac event rates

Andrea Baessler, Marcus Fischer, Veronika Huf, S. Mell, Christian Hengstenberg, Bernd Mayer, Stephan Holmer, G. Riegger, Heribert Schunkert

International Journal of Cardiology · 2005 · 37 citations · 32 references

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Randomised trial of cholesterol lowering in 4444 patients with coronary heart disease: the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S)

Anders Olsson, John J.V. McMurray, G Thorgeirsson et al. · The Lancet · 1994 · 8.5K citations

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The Effect of Pravastatin on Coronary Events after Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Average Cholesterol Levels

Frank M. Sacks, Marc A. Pfeffer, Lemuel A. Moyé et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1996 · 7.5K citations · Full text

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Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease with Pravastatin in Men with Hypercholesterolemia

James Shepherd, Stuart M. Cobbe, Ian Ford et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1995 · 7.5K citations · Full text

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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

New England Journal of Medicine · 1998 · 5.3K citations · Full text

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Primary Prevention of Acute Coronary Events With Lovastatin in Men and Women With Average Cholesterol Levels

John R. Downs, Michael Clearfield, Stephen E. Weis et al. · JAMA · 1998 · 5.3K citations

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