Long-Term Use of Lipid-Lowering Drugs Slows Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis The Tromso Study 1994 to 2008

• Published in: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
• Main Authors: Herder, Marit, Arntzen, Kjell Arne, Johnsen, Stein Harald, Eggen, Anne Elise, Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Heart Association 2013
• Subjects: VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine; Social medicine: 801; VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin; sosialmedisin: 801; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Cardiology: 771; VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Kardiologi: 771; Tromso
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/5734; https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.112.300767

This paper is part of Marit Herder's doctoral thesis, available in Munin at http://hdl.handle.net/10037/5723 Data on the effect of lipid-lowering drugs (LLD) on carotid atherosclerosis outside clinical trials are limited. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of LLD on change in car...