Abstract
The long-term absolute risk of death in men with coronary disease and elevated serum cholesterol is very high. Implementation of lipid-lowering strategies shown to be efficacious is important in this high-risk group.
Keywords
MedicineMyocardial infarctionInternal medicineAnginaCardiologyBody mass indexDiabetes mellitusInfarctionUnstable anginaCholesterolEndocrinology
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- 18
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- 5
- Pages
- 754-761
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- 52
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Annika Rosengren,
Marianne Hagman,
Hans Wedel
et al.
(1997).
Serum cholesterol and long-term prognosis in middle-aged men with myocardial infarction and angina pectoris: A 16-year follow-up of the Primary Prevention Study in Gateborg, Sweden.
European Heart Journal
, 18
(5)
, 754-761.
https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a015340
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- 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a015340