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Treating mixed hyperlipidemia and the atherogenic lipid phenotype for prevention of cardiovascular events.
The American journal of medicine - 1 Oct 2010
Rubenfire Melvyn, Brook Robert D, Rosenson Robert S
Abstract excerpt
Statins reduce cardiovascular events and cardiovascular and total mortality in persons at risk for and with coronary disease, but there remains a significant residual event rate, particularly in those with the atherogenic lipid phenotype that is characterized by a low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and increase in non-HDL cholesterol. Large outcome trials designed to assess the value of combining...
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