Clinical trial subgroups: challenges and opportunities in describing the benefits of therapy.
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States.1 To combat this phenomenon, professional guidelines for primary and secondary prevention as well as sex-specific guidelines for women have been developed and promulgated.2–4 Despite these efforts, there remains some controversy surrounding the benefits of statin therapy in women,5 although a 2004 meta-analysis clearly demonstrated benefits for secondary prevention on nonmortal cardiovascular events.6 In light of these data, current secondary prevention guidelines endorse statin therapy as a class IA recommendation for all patients recovering from an acute coronary syndrome, not just men.7
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes
دوره 4 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011