Effect of very high-intensity statin therapy on regression of coronary atherosclerosis: the ASTEROID trial.

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Published in JAMA on March 13, 2006

Authors

Steven E Nissen1, Stephen J Nicholls, Ilke Sipahi, Peter Libby, Joel S Raichlen, Christie M Ballantyne, Jean Davignon, Raimund Erbel, Jean Charles Fruchart, Jean-Claude Tardif, Paul Schoenhagen, Tim Crowe, Valerie Cain, Kathy Wolski, Marlene Goormastic, E Murat Tuzcu, ASTEROID Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. nissens@ccf.org

Associated clinical trials:

A Study To Evaluate the Effect of Rosuvastatin On Intravascular Ultrasound-Derived Coronary Atheroma Burden (ASTEROID) | NCT00240318

The Effect of Simvastatin Combined With Ezetimibe in Patients With Stable Angina and Diabetes | NCT03771053

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