Journal article
An assessment of the efficacy of atorvastatin in achieving LDL cholesterol target levels in patients with coronary heart disease: a general practice study.
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Adherence to evidence-based guidelines for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) has been shown to be poor in a number of surveys. In this open-label, non-comparative 17-week trial, 399 patients with existing CHD and LDL cholesterol concentration > 3.4 mmol/l (130 mg/dl) were treated with atorvastatin 10 mg daily. After 5 weeks, the dose of atorvastatin was adjusted according to a patient's LDL cholesterol level. Of the 379 patients remaining in the study after five week...
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- Journal:
- International journal of clinical practice
- Volume:
- 53
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 422-426
- Publication date:
- 1999-09-01
- EISSN:
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1742-1241
- ISSN:
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1368-5031
- Source identifiers:
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72845
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:72845
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- Local pid:
- pubs:72845
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- 1999
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