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Review
. 1999 Aug;159(15):1670-8.
doi: 10.1001/archinte.159.15.1670.

Cholesterol lowering in the elderly population. Coordinating Committee of the National Cholesterol Education Program

S M Grundy  1 , J I Cleeman, B M Rifkind, L H Kuller
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Review

Cholesterol lowering in the elderly population. Coordinating Committee of the National Cholesterol Education Program

S M Grundy et al. Arch Intern Med. 1999 Aug.

Abstract

The incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) peaks in the elderly population. In secondary and primary prevention trials, cholesterol-lowering therapy reduces risk for CHD in both older and younger participants. This benefit, therefore, can be extended to the elderly.

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