PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - Vidt, David G.
AU  - Thacker, Holly L.
AU  - Saadi, Hussein
TI  - New drugs for reducing cardiovascular risk in women
DP  - 1997 Oct 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 493--502
VI  - 64
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/64/9/493.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/64/9/493.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1997 Oct 01; 64
AB  - Atherosclerosis is largely preventable in women. Clinicians need to appreciate the gender-associated risks of cardiovascular disease and emphasize to their women patients that life-style changes can reduce cardiovascular risk. However, newer oral agents for diabetes and the statins for hyperlipidemia are important pharmacological adjuncts.