Intensive lowering of LDL cholesterol with 80 mg versus 20 mg simvastatin daily in 12 064 survivors of myocardial infarction: a double-blind randomised trial

Jane Armitage; Louise Bowman; Karl Wallendszus; Richard Bulbulia; Kazem Rahimi; Richard Haynes; Sarah Parish; Richárd Pető; Rory Collins

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(10)60310-8

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SimvastatinMedicineMyocardial infarctionStatinCholesterolInternal medicineClinical endpointRandomized controlled trialCardiology

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 376
Issue: 9753
Pages: 1658-1669
Citations: 558
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                                    Jane Armitage, 
                                
                                    Louise Bowman, 
                                
                                    Karl Wallendszus
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Intensive lowering of LDL cholesterol with 80 mg versus 20 mg simvastatin daily in 12 064 survivors of myocardial infarction: a double-blind randomised trial. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 376
                            (9753)
                            , 1658-1669.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(10)60310-8
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(10)60310-8