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VA-HIT

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VA-HIT
Cardiology A clinical trial–Veterans Affairs HDL Intervention Trial


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[GRAPH OMITTED] Table 1 Secondary CHD Prevention Trials Including Elderly Subgroups Trial, Sample Aged Follow-up References Intervention >65 Years (years) 4S (16, 19) Simvastatin 1,021 6 CARE (17, 21) Pravastatin 1,283 5 LIPID (18) Pravastatin 3,514 6 VA-HIT (22) Gemfibrozil 1,266 5 ARR in CHD Trial, Mortality in Patients References Aged > 65 Years 4S (16, 19) 6.
Another study, known as VA-HIT (VA High Density Lipoprotein Intervention Trial, conducted by the Department of Veteran Affairs), showed that raising HDL-C levels in patients with low HDL-C with a fibrate significantly reduced coronary heart disease events.
6) Another study, known as VA-HIT (VA High Density Lipoprotein Intervention Trial conducted by the Department of Veteran Affairs), showed that raising HDL-C levels in patients with low HDL-C significantly reduced coronary heart disease events.
 
 
 
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