Efficacy and safety of more intensive lowering of LDL cholesterol: a meta-analysis of data from 170 000 participants in 26 randomised trials

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MedicineStatinInternal medicineCholesterolMyocardial infarctionRandomized controlled trialClinical trial

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Year: 2010
Type: review
Volume: 376
Issue: 9753
Pages: 1670-1681
Citations: 6184
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                                    Colin Baigent, 
                                
                                    Lisa Blackwell, 
                                
                                    Jonathan Emberson
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Efficacy and safety of more intensive lowering of LDL cholesterol: a meta-analysis of data from 170 000 participants in 26 randomised trials. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 376
                            (9753)
                            , 1670-1681.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(10)61350-5
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(10)61350-5