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November 01, 2003; Volume 70,Issue 11
Hoogwerf, Byron
- You have accessThe Heart Protection Study: High-risk patients benefit from statins, regardless of LDL-C levelHitinder S. Gurm, MBBS and Byron Hoogwerf, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2003, 70 (11) 991-997;
Nearly all patients at high risk of a coronary event should be taking a statin drug, regardless of their low-density lipoprotein level. We explain the rationale, design, findings, and implications of this important study.



