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Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol targeting with pitavastatin + ezetimibe for patients with acute coronary syndrome and dyslipidaemia: the HIJ-PROPER study, a prospective, open-label, randomized trial
Information type:
Randomised controlled trials
Source:
European Heart Journal
Specialities:
Cardiovascular system disorders
Summary
Japanese open label RCT (n=1,734) found that pitavastatin plus ezetimibe did not reduce a composite endpoint of all-cause death, non-fatal myocardial infarction or stroke, unstable angina and revascularisation vs pitavastatin alone
UKMi comment
Pitavastatin is not available in the UK.
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