title: Lessons from coronary atherosclerosis "regression" trials.
abstract: This article describes the background and methodology of the published studies assessing the effects of cholesterol-lowering therapy and of treatment of multiple risk factors on the progression of coronary atherosclerosis. The results are then presented, followed by a discussion of the lessons that can be learned from this large series of similar trials.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Hartford Hospital 06102-5037, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004036:Diet, Atherogenic; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors