title: Cardiovascular disease.
abstract: The Thrombolysis in Myocardial Ischemia trial randomized patients with unstable angina or non-Q-wave myocardial infarction and found that thrombolytic therapy was not beneficial and may be harmful. Drug treatment of hypercholesterolemia improves survival in patients with established coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gore
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Dalen
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000639:trends*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States