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- Title
Pravastatin in elderly individuals at risk of vascular disease (PROSPER): a randomised controlled trial.
- Authors
Shepherd, James; Blauw, Gerard J; Murphy, Michael B; Bollen, Edward L E M; Buckley, Brendan M; Cobbe, Stuart M; Ford, Ian; Gaw, Allan; Hyland, Michael; Jukema, J Wouter; Kamper, Adriaan M; Macfarlane, Peter W; Meinders, A Edo; Norrie, John; Packard, Chris J; Perry, Ivan J; Stott, David J; Sweeney, Brian J; Twomey, Cillian; Westendorp, Rudi G J; PROSPER study group. PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk
- Abstract
Although statins reduce coronary and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality in middle-aged individuals, their efficacy and safety in elderly people is not fully established. Our aim was to test the benefits of pravastatin treatment in an elderly cohort of men and women with, or at high risk of developing, cardiovascular disease and stroke.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 2002, Vol 360, Issue 9346, p1623
- ISSN
0140-6736
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(02)11600-x