Key result
Lowering cholesterol was evaluated for its overall effects on coronary heart disease across six trials including 12,457 treated and 12,390 control patients.
Why the study?
Does lowering cholesterol reduce coronary heart disease?
Does lowering cholesterol reduce coronary heart disease?
This meta-analysis evaluates the overall effects of lowering cholesterol on coronary heart disease across six trials.
Supports cholesterol lowering to reduce coronary heart disease; reinforces randomized evidence from six trials in over 24,000 patients.
Overall effects of lowering cholesterol on coronary heart disease. (Results of six trials, n= 12457 in treated groups, n= 12 390 in control groups)
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L.O. Simpson (1990) studied this question. Lowering cholesterol was evaluated for its overall effects on coronary heart disease across six trials including 12,457 treated and 12,390 control patients.
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