Medical management of patients before the incidence of a cardiovascular event

Journal of Clinical Lipidology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 315-321

  Davidson, Michael H ^a   Fox, Kathleen M ^b   Gandhi, Sanjay K ^c   Ohsfeldt, Robert L ^d   McKenney, James M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^d TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e National Clinical Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular; Myocardial infarction; Revascularization; Statin therapy; Stroke

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE;

EID: 70349747014     PISSN: 19332874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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