Benefit of Intensive Statin Therapy in Women
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Benefit of Intensive Statin Therapy in Women
Background—Despite the known benefit of intensive statin therapy for reducing future cardiovascular events, its effectiveness in women has been questioned by some. Methods and Results—In the Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy—Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction 22 (PROVE IT-TIMI 22) trial, 911 (21.9%) women and 3251 (78.1%) men were randomized to intensive statin (at...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1941-7713,1941-7705
DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.957720