High-potency statin and ezetimibe use and mortality in survivors of an acute myocardial infarction: a population-based study

Objective To determine all-cause mortality in patients with a first myocardial infarct who were treated with simvastatin compared with high-potency statin and simvastatin/ezetimibe combination. Background Despite statin use, residual cardiovascular risk remains. Therapeutic options include more pote...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2014-06, Vol.100 (11), p.867-872
Hauptverfasser:	Pauriah, Maheshwar, Elder, Douglas H J, Ogston, Simon, Noman, Awsan Y S, Majeed, Azeem, Wyatt, Jeremy C, Choy, Anna-Maria, MacDonald, Thomas M, Struthers, Allan D, Lang, Chim C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Azetidines - therapeutic use Drug Combinations Drug Therapy, Combination Ezetimibe, Simvastatin Drug Combination Female Follow-Up Studies Heart attacks Humans Lipids - blood Male Middle Aged Mortality Myocardial Infarction - blood Myocardial Infarction - drug therapy Myocardial Infarction - mortality Population Surveillance Retrospective Studies Simvastatin - therapeutic use Statins Studies Survival Rate - trends Survivors - statistics & numerical data Time Factors Treatment Outcome United Kingdom - epidemiology
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