Comparison of effectiveness and safety of simvastatin in patients <75 versus > or =75 years of age with coronary, cerebral, or peripheral arterial disease

Journal article

Peer reviewed

Jennifer G Robinson, Cynthia Conroy and William J Wickemeyer

The American journal of cardiology, Vol.90(9), pp.994-995

11/01/2002

DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02676-0

PMID: 12398969

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Safety

Simvastatin - therapeutic use

Age Factors

Follow-Up Studies

Peripheral Vascular Diseases - complications

Peripheral Vascular Diseases - drug therapy

Humans

Middle Aged

Risk Factors

Male

Treatment Outcome

Coronary Artery Disease - drug therapy

Peripheral Vascular Diseases - epidemiology

Coronary Artery Disease - complications

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use

Cerebral Arterial Diseases - epidemiology

Survival Analysis

Cerebral Arterial Diseases - drug therapy

Female

Aged

Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology

Hypolipidemic Agents - therapeutic use

Retrospective Studies

Cerebral Arterial Diseases - complications

Title: Subtitle: Comparison of effectiveness and safety of simvastatin in patients <75 versus > or =75 years of age with coronary, cerebral, or peripheral arterial disease
Creators: Jennifer G Robinson - Iowa Heart Center, Des Moines, Iowa City, Iowa 50314, USA. jrobinson@iowaheart.com
Cynthia Conroy
William J Wickemeyer
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The American journal of cardiology, Vol.90(9), pp.994-995
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02676-0
PMID: 12398969
ISSN: 0002-9149
eISSN: 1879-1913
Language: English
Date published: 11/01/2002
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983996090702771

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