Blood-Pressure and Cholesterol Lowering in Persons without Cardiovascular Disease
Authors:
- Salim YusufSYSalim Yusuf
- Eva LonnELEva Lonn
- Prem PaisPPPrem Pais
- Jackie BoschJBJackie Bosch
- Patricio López-JaramilloPLPatricio López-Jaramillo
- Jun ZhuJZJun Zhu
- Denis XavierDXDenis Xavier
- Alvaro AvezumAAAlvaro Avezum
- Lawrence A. LeiterLLLawrence A. Leiter
- Leopoldo S. PiegasLPLeopoldo S. Piegas
- Alexander ParkhomenkoAPAlexander Parkhomenko
- Matyas KeltaiMKMatyas Keltai
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- 26 May 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 374 (21) , 2032-2043
Abstract
Elevated blood pressure and elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Lowering both should reduce the risk of cardiovascular events substantially.Keywords
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