RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Statins: The case for higher, individualized starting doses
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 811
OP 816
VO 72
IS 9
A1 Jones, Peter H.
YR 2005
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/9/811.abstract
AB If patients with hypercholesterolemia were started on higher doses of statins tailored to their lipid levels and risk, more of them would achieve their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goals, possibly leading to fewer cardiovascular events and deaths.