Legacy effect of statins: 20-year follow up of the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCOPS)
Abstract
The West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCOPS) was a randomized, placebo- controlled, primary prevention trial of pravastatin in men aged 45 to 64 (mean age of 55 years) with no history of myocardial infarction at randomization. A total of 6,595 men, with a mean (SD) plasma cholesterol level of 272 (23) mg/dL and mean (SD) low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) of 192 (17) mg/dL were randomly assigned to receive pravastatin 40 mg...
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Title
Legacy effect of statins: 20-year follow up of the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCOPS)
Published Date
Mar 9, 2017
Volume
2016
Issue
4
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