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ASCOT

Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcome Trial. A clinical trial comparing the effects on nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) and coronary heart disease of a beta-blocker (atenolol) ± diuretic vs a calcium channel blocker (CCB, amlodipine) ± ACE inhibitor in hypertensives, and atorvastatin vs placebo in hypertensives with dyslipidemia.
Conclusion Primary events of nonfatal MI plus fatal coronary heart disease occurred in 1.9% of atorvastatin patients vs 3.0% of placebo patients.
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Follow the road until you get to the junction with the A329, turn right and follow the road until you get to Ascot High Street, where the racecourse is located.
TTN had the opportunity to attend a race day in Ascot last month - in the Royal Enclosure, no less - and we were surprised to note just how many horses in the races had Arab owners.
Upon completion of the transaction, it is expected that IDM shareholders will hold approximately 16.7% of Ascot shares on an outstanding basis.
Owned by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), Ascot Group comprises Ascot Underwriting, the managing agent for Syndicate 1414 at Lloyd's; Ascot Reinsurance Co., a Bermuda-based specialty reinsurer; Ascot Insurance U.S., an admitted and surplus lines business; and Ethos Specialty Insurance Services, a New York-based managing general underwriter (MGU).
"As a result, we are very pleased to be able to stage what we hope will now become a significant new option for three-year-old sprinters at Royal Ascot before they go on to compete against their elders in the Darley July Cup and beyond.
Tracy Rose <Bshows off her outfit during Day Two of the 2014 Royal Ascot Meeting at Ascot
For men, Ascot is about dressing up like Leo Tolstoy ch be every other man -- which is hardly fair as I can't be alone in harbouring the urge to have items of fruit loosely attached to my head by a fascinator.
The Royal Ascot meeting will take place between June 18 and June 22, and the specially chartered 'Ascot Express' will operate on each of those days, leaving London Waterloo railway station at 09.12 am for its non-stop run to Ascot.
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