Buried in the bulletin of
Effective Health Care, Feb 98, vol 4 no 1, ISSN: 0965-0288
from the NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination,
University of York, page 7
"Further important trial results are awaited which appear
likely to extend the range of indications for use of statins.
The next trial to report will be the Air Force/Texas Coronary
Atherosclerosis prevention Study of lovastatin in 6605 people
(15% women) with no evidence of coronary heart disease and
with average blood cholesterol levels. This trial was stopped
early after finding a 36% reduction in the combined fatal and
non-fatal CHS endpoint."
So, this trial was stopped because it was deemed unethical
to continue NOT treating people with statins.
Implications are - statins for everyone !!!!
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Ruth
http://www.stamford.co.uk/littlesurgery/
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