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Statin use, intensity, and 3-year clinical outcomes among older patients with coronary artery diseas...

Statin use, intensity, and 3-year clinical outcomes among older patients with coronary artery diseas...

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Statin use, intensity, and 3-year clinical outcomes among older patients with coronary artery disease

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Statin use, intensity, and 3-year clinical outcomes among older patients with coronary artery disease

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United States: Elsevier Inc

Journal title

The American heart journal, 2016-03, Vol.173, p.27-34

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English

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United States: Elsevier Inc

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Contents

Background Clinical trial evidence suggests that statin therapy reduces adverse clinical events and provides even greater benefit at high-intensity doses in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients, yet few studies have examined this in clinical practice. Methods We linked detailed in-hospital data (2005-2009) on 15,729 Get With The Guidelines-CAD pa...

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Statin use, intensity, and 3-year clinical outcomes among older patients with coronary artery disease

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1768554870

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1768554870

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ISSN

0002-8703

E-ISSN

1097-6744

DOI

10.1016/j.ahj.2015.11.014

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