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Statins Reduce Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease In Women
A large international analysis of 174,000 patients has shown conclusively that statin treatment reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in women. The study was an international meta-analysis conducted by the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' Collaboration, a joint initiative coordinated between the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Australia and the Clinical Trial Service Unit&Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), University of Oxford on behalf of academic researchers...
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The Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' (CTT) Collaboration was established in 1994 after it was identified that no single ongoing trial would have sufficient statistical power to address some key uncertainties about the effects of lowering cholesterol. -
Anthony Keech, Professor of Medicine
Anthony Keech is a Professor of Medicine, Cardiology and Epidemiology, in the Department of Medicine at the University of Sydney and a practising Consultant Cardiologist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney. -
Dr. Jordan Fulcher
Dr Jordan Fulcher graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2003 and completed his cardiology specialty training at Royal Alfred Hospital in 2013. -
Professor Len Kritharides
Professor Len Kritharides, Chair of the Cardiovascular Health Advisory Committee of the Heart Foundation of Australia.
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