Prevention and Treatment. A Tale of Two Strategies**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-48

  Diamond, George A ^a   Kaul, Sanjay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART REINFARCTION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK REDUCTION; STROKE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37449017060     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.083     Document Type: Editorial

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