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Pravastatin, lipids, and atherosclerosis in the carotid arteries (PLAC-II)

The American Journal of Cardiology · 1995 · Vol. 75(7) · pp. 455–459

John R. Crouse✉(Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist)Robert P. Byington(Bristol-Myers Squibb (United States))M. Gene Bond(Bristol-Myers Squibb (United States))Mark Andrew Espefand(Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist)Timothy E. Craven(Wake Forest University)Janine Worthy Sprinkle(Wake Forest University)Mark E. McGovern(Bristol-Myers Squibb (United States))Curt D. Furberg(Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist)

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Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressPravastatinMedicineInternal medicineCardiologyPlaceboMyocardial infarctionCommon carotid arteryCholesterolCarotid arteriesPathology

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ArteriosclerosisCarotid ArteriesCholesterolDouble-Blind MethodHumansLipoproteins, HDLLipoproteins, LDLUltrasonographyPravastatin

Funding

Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Wake Forest School of Medicine

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