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Are statins more effective in male patients?

Auteur: E. E. van der Wall

Gepubliceerd in: Netherlands Heart Journal | Uitgave 9/2012

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Most large statin trials have predominantly enrolled male individuals. Although women have been included at different proportions, there have been conflicting results on the benefits obtained in women with cardiovascular disease compared with men in the prevention of secondary cardiovascular disease [1‐6]. A recent guideline (2011) from the American Heart Association (AHA) [7] recommended statin therapy to achieve the same low-density lipoprotein (LDL) goals in women as in men. However, determining if a differential statin benefit exists for men and women was not the primary focus of the AHA guideline. …

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Titel: Are statins more effective in male patients?
Auteur: E. E. van der Wall
Publicatiedatum: 01-09-2012
Uitgeverij: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Gepubliceerd in: Netherlands Heart Journal / Uitgave 9/2012
Print ISSN: 1568-5888
Elektronisch ISSN: 1876-6250
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-012-0307-5

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