A cure for cardiovascular disease? Combination treatment has enormous potential, especially in developing countries
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A cure for cardiovascular disease? Combination treatment has enormous potential, especially in developing countries
Comment in
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"Polypill" to fight cardiovascular disease: patients before populations.BMJ. 2003 Oct 4;327(7418):807; discussion 809; author reply 809-10. doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7418.807. BMJ. 2003. PMID: 14525888 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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"Polypill" to fight cardiovascular disease: cost effectiveness of statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular events is questionable.BMJ. 2003 Oct 4;327(7418):808-9; discussion 809; author reply 809-10. doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7418.808-c. BMJ. 2003. PMID: 14525889 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Comment on
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A strategy to reduce cardiovascular disease by more than 80%.BMJ. 2003 Jun 28;326(7404):1419. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1419. BMJ. 2003. PMID: 12829553 Free PMC article.
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Quantifying effect of statins on low density lipoprotein cholesterol, ischaemic heart disease, and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ. 2003 Jun 28;326(7404):1423. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1423. BMJ. 2003. PMID: 12829554 Free PMC article.
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Value of low dose combination treatment with blood pressure lowering drugs: analysis of 354 randomised trials.BMJ. 2003 Jun 28;326(7404):1427. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1427. BMJ. 2003. PMID: 12829555 Free PMC article.
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