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To study the effect of high dose Atorvastatin 40 mg versus 80 mg in patients with dyslipidemia

Deepak Agrawal, S.C. Manchanda, J.P.S. Sawhney, Bhuwanesh Kandpal, Rajneesh Jain, Ashwani Mehta, A. K. Mohanty, Rajiv Passey, Aman Makhija, Manish Sharma

Indian Heart Journal · 2018 · 17 citations · 14 references

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This study concluded that both doses of atorvastatin (40 & 80mg) are equally efficacious in improving dyslipidemia but higher dose leads to more incidence of myalgia.

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Rosuvastatin to Prevent Vascular Events in Men and Women With Elevated C-Reactive Protein

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Beth A. Parker, Jeffrey A. Capizzi, Adam Grimaldi et al. · Circulation · 2012 · 484 citations · Full text