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'''Click [[ | '''Click [[media:Prosper.pptx|here]] to download slides for PROSPER.''' | ||
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Pravastatin 40 mg daily reduced the incidence of non-fatal MI and CHD death during a follow-up of 3.2 years, in this trial involving the 2804 elderly men and 3000 women with a history of, or risk factors for vascular disease. This trial extended the treatment strategies to elderly population<ref name="pmid12457784">{{cite journal| author=Shepherd J, Blauw GJ, Murphy MB, Bollen EL, Buckley BM, Cobbe SM et al.| title=Pravastatin in elderly individuals at risk of vascular disease (PROSPER): a randomised controlled trial. | journal=Lancet | year= 2002 | volume= 360 | issue= 9346 | pages= 1623-30 | pmid=12457784 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12457784 }} [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12841713 Review in: ACP J Club. 2003 Jul-Aug;139(1):9] </ref>. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Click here to download slides for PROSPER.
Overview
Pravastatin 40 mg daily reduced the incidence of non-fatal MI and CHD death during a follow-up of 3.2 years, in this trial involving the 2804 elderly men and 3000 women with a history of, or risk factors for vascular disease. This trial extended the treatment strategies to elderly population[1].
References
- ↑ Shepherd J, Blauw GJ, Murphy MB, Bollen EL, Buckley BM, Cobbe SM; et al. (2002). "Pravastatin in elderly individuals at risk of vascular disease (PROSPER): a randomised controlled trial". Lancet. 360 (9346): 1623–30. PMID 12457784. Review in: ACP J Club. 2003 Jul-Aug;139(1):9