Pravastatin limitation of atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries (PLAC I): Reduction in atherosclerosis progression and clinical events

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PravastatinMedicineInternal medicineCardiologyCoronary atherosclerosisCoronary artery diseaseMyocardial infarctionPlaceboHyperlipidemiaCholesterolArteryEndocrinologyPathologyDiabetes mellitus

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Year: 1995
Type: article
Volume: 26
Issue: 5
Pages: 1133-1139
Citations: 428
Access: Closed

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                                    Bertram Pitt, 
                                
                                    G.B.John Mancini, 
                                
                                    Stephen G. Ellis
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1995). 
                            Pravastatin limitation of atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries (PLAC I): Reduction in atherosclerosis progression and clinical events. 
                            Journal of the American College of Cardiology
                            , 26
                            (5)
                            , 1133-1139.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0735-1097(95)00301-0
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)00301-0