The primary objective of this study was to determine to what extent the new European
guidelines for lipid values
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were achieved in general practice in patients treated with a statin. Secondly, we
wanted to evaluate the risk profile of these patients, and their lipid values before
and during statin therapy. Our tertiary objective was to compare lipid profiles and
patterns of statin prescription in primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 16, 2004
Accepted:
June 5,
2000
Received in revised form:
June 5,
2000
Received:
February 15,
2000
Footnotes
☆This study was supported by grants from Merck Sharp & Dohme, Drammen, Norway.
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