Incidence of new coronary events in older persons with prior myocardial infarction and serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol > or = 125 mg/dl treated with statins versus no lipid-lowering drug

Am J Cardiol. 2002 Jan 1;89(1):67-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)02167-1.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anticholesteremic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cholesterol, HDL / blood
  • Cholesterol, LDL / blood*
  • Female
  • Health Services for the Aged
  • Humans
  • Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy*
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / epidemiology*
  • Myocardial Infarction / prevention & control*
  • New York / epidemiology
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Triglycerides / blood

Substances

  • Anticholesteremic Agents
  • Cholesterol, HDL
  • Cholesterol, LDL
  • Triglycerides