title: Cholesterol-lowering statin therapy to prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease - is the new guideline based on best evidence?
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Electronic address: dexter.canoy@ceu.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Dexter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Canoy
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
keywords: Cholesterol; Evidence-based medicine; Guidelines; Randomised controlled trials; Statins