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Beneficial effects of aggressive low-density lipoprotein cholesterol lowering in women with stable coronary heart disease in the Treating to New Targets (TNT) study

Nanette K. Wenger, S.J. Lewis, Francine K. Welty, David M. Herrington, Vera Bittner

Heart · 2007 · 55 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

Intensive lipid-lowering treatment with atorvastatin 80 mg produced significant reductions in relative risk for major cardiovascular events compared with atorvastatin 10 mg in both women and men with stable CHD.

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The Lancet · 2002 · 7K citations

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Intensive Lipid Lowering with Atorvastatin in Patients with Stable Coronary Disease

John C. LaRosa, Scott M. Grundy, David D. Waters et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2005 · 3.5K citations · Full text