Frequency of congestive heart failure 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 Jul 15;90(2):147-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(02)02438-4.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cholesterol, HDL / blood
  • Cholesterol, LDL / blood
  • Comorbidity
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Failure / epidemiology*
  • Heart Failure / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Hyperlipidemias / blood
  • Hyperlipidemias / drug therapy*
  • Hyperlipidemias / epidemiology*
  • Hypolipidemic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / epidemiology*
  • Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
  • Prospective Studies
  • Stroke Volume
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Triglycerides / blood

Substances

  • Cholesterol, HDL
  • Cholesterol, LDL
  • Hypolipidemic Agents
  • Triglycerides