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Efficient lipid-lowering drugs have substantially reduced the incidence and mortality for cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Practitioners should consider lipid-lowering drugs as effective interventions for reducing CVD risk.
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The availability of efficient lipid-lowering drugs has substantially reduced the incidence and mortality for cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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The claim is based on a broad observation of drug efficacy.
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Hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular disease: What to do before initiating pharmacological therapy
Bernhard Föger et al. · Atherosclerosis Supplements · 2020
DOI 10.1016/j.atherosclerosissup.2021.01.005
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