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- Title
Effect of aggressive versus conventional lipid lowering on atherosclerosis progression in familial hypercholesterolaemia (ASAP): a prospective, randomised, double-blind trial.
- Authors
Smilde, T J; van Wissen, S; Wollersheim, H; Trip, M D; Kastelein, J J; Stalenhoef, A F
- Abstract
High LDL-cholesterol is a risk factor for atherosclerosis. We aimed to determine whether aggressive cholesterol lowering with statins was more effective than conventional statin treatment in this disease. We investigated the effect of high-dose atorvastatin on carotid atherosclerosis progression.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 2001, Vol 357, Issue 9256, p577
- ISSN
0140-6736
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(00)04053-8