CellWell record HH-618439
The effects of lowering LDL cholesterol with statin therapy in people at low risk of vascular disease: meta-analysis of individual data from 27 randomised trials
Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' (CTT) Collaborators; Mihaylova B; Emberson J; Blackwell L; Keech A; Simes J; Barnes EH; Voysey M; Gray A; Collins R; Baigent C
Lancet (London, England) ยท 2012
In plain language
Pooled data from 27 trials found that each 1 mmol/L LDL cholesterol reduction with statins was associated with fewer major vascular events in people with lower than 10% five-year risk.
- Evidence
- Established
- Design
- Meta-analysis
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