An update on the IMProved Reduction of Outcomes: Vytorin Efficacy International Trial (IMPROVE-IT) design

被引:72
作者
Califf, Robert M. [1 ]
Lokhnygina, Yuliya [2 ]
Cannon, Christopher P. [3 ]
Stepanavage, Michael E. [4 ]
McCabe, Carolyn H. [3 ]
Musliner, Thomas A. [5 ]
Pasternak, Richard C. [5 ]
Blazing, Michael A. [2 ]
Giugliano, Robert P. [3 ]
Harrington, Robert A. [2 ]
Braunwald, Eugene [3 ]
机构
[1] Duke Univ, Duke Translat Med Inst, Durham, NC 27706 USA
[2] Duke Univ, Duke Clin Res Inst, Durham, NC USA
[3] Brigham & Womens Hosp, TIMI Study Grp, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[4] Merck & Co Inc, Rahway, NJ 07065 USA
[5] Merck & Co Inc, N Wales, PA USA
关键词
CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES; EZETIMIBE; SIMVASTATIN; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CANCER; NIACIN;
D O I
10.1016/j.ahj.2010.03.004
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
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页码:705 / 709
页数:5
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