Review of recent clinical trials of lipid lowering in coronary artery disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 8 B, 1997, Pages

  Smith Jr, Sidney C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOFIBRATE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NICOTINIC ACID; PRAVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0030832940     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00815-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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