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Key Publications November 19, 2007

Primary prevention of coronary artery disease.

N Engl J Med 2007;357:1543-5

Domanski MJ

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An interesting editorial that puts the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study into perspective. Dr. Domanski examines two key issues: 1. how to implement early statin therapy in primary prevention and 2. how low to reduce LDL cholesterol. The author proposes that the rate of coronary heart disease could be significantly reduced if steps were taken to modestly lower cholesterol early enough in life. This hypothesis should be tested experimentally.
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