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Primary prevention of acute coronary events with lovastatin in men and women with average cholesterol levels: results of AFCAPS/TexCAPS. Air Force/Texas Coronary Atherosclerosis Prevention Study.
J R Downs
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M Clearfield ,
S Weis ,
E Whitney ,
D R Shapiro ,
P A Beere ,
A Langendorfer ,
E A Stein ,
W Kruyer ,
A M Gotto
May 27 1998
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Abstract
Although cholesterol-reducing treatment has been shown to reduce fatal and nonfatal coronary disease in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), it is unknown whether benefit from the reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in patients without CHD extends to individuals with average serum cholesterol levels, women, and older persons.