The REACH analysis also suggested that among patients taking aspirin, two-thirds were taking a low dose (75 to 100 mg/day). These patients were more likely ...
Statins, the class of cholesterol drugs that includes simvastatin (generic Zocor), Lipitor and Crestor, have been proved to prevent heart attacks and ...
(In both NCEP III strategies statins would be used in a stepwise fashion -- 20 mg simvastatin, 40 mg simvastatin, 40 mg atorvastatin, and, finally, 80 mg...
... to determine comparative efficacy of either a high dose of 80-mg atorvastatin (Lipitor, Pfizer) or a standard dose of 20-mg to 40-mg simvastatin (Zocor, ...
Tailored treatment was based on a person's 5-year CAD risk (simvastatin, 40 mg, for 5-15% CAD risk; and atorvastatin, 40 mg, for CAD risk >15%) versus ...
... despite near “normal” LDL-C levels at baseline (117 mg/dl) (Slide 1). 6 A more recent meta-analysis evaluating the effects of statin therapy in over ...
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Mike Mitka - Jan 19, 2010
... carotid intima-media thickness in 208 patients who were receiving statin therapy for at least 3 months and who had an LDL-C level lower than 100 mg/dL ...
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