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Effect of Lowering LDL Cholesterol Substantially Below Currently Recommended Levels in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease and Diabetes

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25

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2006

Year

James Shepherd, Philip J. Barter, Rafael Carmena, Prakash Deedwania, Jean‐Charles Fruchart, Steven Haffner, Judith Hsia, Andrei Breazna, John C. LaRosa, Scott M. Grundy,
Diabetes Care

Abstract

Among patients with clinically evident CHD and diabetes, intensive therapy with atorvastatin 80 mg significantly reduced the rate of major cardiovascular events by 25% compared with atorvastatin 10 mg.

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