Meta-analysis: Statin therapy does not alter the association between low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and increased cardiovascular risk

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 800-808

  Jafri, Haseeb ^a   Alsheikh Ali, Alawi A ^b   Karas, Richard H ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SHEIKH KHALIFA MEDICAL CITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; FLUINDOSTATIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MEVINOLIN; PLACEBO; PRAVASTATIN; ROSUVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOBACCO;

EID: 78751640788     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-153-12-201012210-00006     Document Type: Review

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