Rapid emergence of effect of atorvastatin on cardiovascular outcomes in the Collaborative Atorvastatin Diabetes Study (CARDS)

H M Colhoun, D J Betteridge, P N Durrington, G A Hitman, H A W Neil, S J Livingstone, M J Thomason, J H Fuller

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    Abstract

    The aim of this study was to determine the pattern of the effect of the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor atorvastatin on cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes and no prior history of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2482-2485
    Number of pages4
    JournalDiabetologia
    Volume48
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2005

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