White blood cell count predicts reduction in coronary heart disease mortality with pravastatin.

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Published in Circulation on April 04, 2005

Authors

Ralph A H Stewart1, Harvey D White, Adrienne C Kirby, Stephane R Heritier, R John Simes, Paul J Nestel, Malcolm J West, David M Colquhoun, Andrew M Tonkin, Long-Term Intervention With Pravastatin in Ischemic Disease (LIPID) Study Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. rstewart@adhb.govt.nz

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