CARDS
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Overview
Atorvastatin 10 mg daily significantly reduced the occurrence of primary end-point of MACE and secondary end-points of CHD events, coronary revascularizations and stroke during a median follow-up of 3.9 years in 2838 patients with type 2 diabetes and LDL < 160 mg/dL. Trial was stopped 2 years earlier than expected[1].
References
- ↑ Colhoun HM, Betteridge DJ, Durrington PN, Hitman GA, Neil HA, Livingstone SJ; et al. (2004). "Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with atorvastatin in type 2 diabetes in the Collaborative Atorvastatin Diabetes Study (CARDS): multicentre randomised placebo-controlled trial". Lancet. 364 (9435): 685–96. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16895-5. PMID 15325833. Review in: ACP J Club. 2005 Mar-Apr;142(2):29