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Genetic polymorphisms in emerging cardiovascular risk factors and response to statin therapy.
Cardiovascular drugs and therapy - 1 Jan 2003
Dornbrook-Lavender Kimberly A, Pieper John A
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Current strategies for both the primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) focus on the traditional risk factors, such as hypertension, smoking cessation, and cholesterol, as the primary determinants of the cardiac risk profile, with particular emphasis on the reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) to targeted goal levels as endorsed by the National Cholesterol Education...
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