Short- and long-term association of lipid-lowering drug treatment and cardiovascular disease by estimated absolute risk in the Second Australian National Blood Pressure study

Short- and long-term association of lipid-lowering drug treatment and cardiovascular disease by estimated absolute risk in the Second Australian National Blood Pressure study

Background: There is currently insufficient evidence to support the use of lipid-lowering drug treatment (LLT) for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the elderly. Objectives: We examined the relationship of early initiation of LLT with short- and long-term all-cause and CVD mortal...

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Main Authors: Ho, C., Chowdhury, E., Breslin, M., Doust, J., Reid, C., Wing, L., Nelson, M., Beilin, L., Jennings, G., Johnston, C., Macdonald, G., Marley, J., McNeil, J., Morgan, T., Reid, Christopher, Ryan, P., West, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Inc. 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73927

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73927

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