Effect of Xuezhikang, an Extract From Red Yeast Chinese Rice, on Coronary Events in a Chinese Population With Previous Myocardial Infarction

Zongliang Lu; Wen‐Rong Kou; Bao‐min Du; Yangfeng Wu; Shui‐Ping Zhao; Osvaldo Brusco; John Morgan; David M. Capuzzi

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.02.056

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MedicineMyocardial infarctionInternal medicineCardiologyClinical endpointPlaceboRed yeast ricePopulationCholesterolLipoproteinRevascularizationClinical trial

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 101
Issue: 12
Pages: 1689-1693
Citations: 310
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                                    Zongliang Lu, 
                                
                                    Wen‐Rong Kou, 
                                
                                    Bao‐min Du
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Effect of Xuezhikang, an Extract From Red Yeast Chinese Rice, on Coronary Events in a Chinese Population With Previous Myocardial Infarction. 
                            The American Journal of Cardiology
                            , 101
                            (12)
                            , 1689-1693.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.02.056
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.02.056