C-reactive protein levels and outcomes after statin therapy.

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Published in N Engl J Med on January 06, 2005

Authors

Paul M Ridker1, Christopher P Cannon, David Morrow, Nader Rifai, Lynda M Rose, Carolyn H McCabe, Marc A Pfeffer, Eugene Braunwald, Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy-Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction 22 (PROVE IT-TIMI 22) Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. pridker@partners.org

Associated clinical trials:

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002) in Patients With Hyperlipidemia and Statin-Intolerant (CLEAR-Serenity) | NCT02988115

Effects of Pravastatin on Cholesterol, Inflammation and Cognition in Schizophrenia | NCT01082588

Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement and the Influence of Statins | NCT05062239

Statin Therapy With Atorvastatin in Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (STARC) | NCT05076019

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