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Intensive Atorvastatin Effective in CKD Patients and Also Reduces Second and Third Cardiovascular Ev
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Title Intensive Atorvastatin Effective in CKD Patients and Also Reduces Second and Third Cardiovascular Ev
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/573710?src=rss
Description One analysis showed that aggressive statin therapy reduced the risk of cardiovascular events in coronary heart disease patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetes, while another showed that high-dose statin therapy reduced not only first events but second and third cardiovascular events as well. Heartwire
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Apr 30, 2008
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