Long-term effects on Clinical outcomes of aggressive lowering of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and low-dose anticoagulation in the Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Trial

Long-term effects on Clinical outcomes of aggressive lowering of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and low-dose anticoagulation in the Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Trial

Background —The Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Trial, designed to compare the effects of 2 lipid-lowering regimens and low-dose anticoagulation versus placebo on progression of atherosclerosis in saphenous vein grafts of patients who had had CABG surgery, demonstrated that aggressive lowering of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2000-07, Vol.102 (2), p.157-165
Hauptverfasser: KNATTERUD, G. L, ROSENBERG, Y, HOOGWERF, B. J, TERRIN, M. L, WHITE, C, CAMPEAU, L, GELLER, N. L, HUNNINGHAKE, D. B, FORMAN, S. A, FORRESTER, J. S, GOBEL, F. L, HERD, J. A, HICKEY, A
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Sprache:eng
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Biological and medical sciences
Medical sciences
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the heart
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Zusammenfassung:Background —The Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Trial, designed to compare the effects of 2 lipid-lowering regimens and low-dose anticoagulation versus placebo on progression of atherosclerosis in saphenous vein grafts of patients who had had CABG surgery, demonstrated that aggressive lowering of LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) levels to
ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/01.cir.102.2.157