Long Term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischemic

In patients with known CHD the 4S (16), Cholesterol and Recurrent Events (CARE) (17) and Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischemic Disease (LIPID)... [Pg.156]

LIPID Study Group. Prevention of cardiovascular events and death with pravastatin in patients with coronary heart disease and a broad range of initial cholesterol levels. The Long-term intervention with Pravastatin in Ischemic Disease (LIPID) Study Group. N. Engl.J. Med., 1998, 339, 1349-1357. [Pg.155]

INC7 Joint National Committee 7 LCAT Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase LDL Low-density fipoprotein LDL-R Low-density lipoprotein receptor LIPID Long-Term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischemic Disease... [Pg.450]

With the advent of the statin class of drugs, lowering of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol to a meaningful degree became clinically achievable in most patients with vascular disease. There have been three large trials of statins in secondary prevention of MI (61) the Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischemic Disease (LIPID) study, the Cholesterol and Recurrent Events (CARE) study, and the Scandinavian... [Pg.216]

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