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European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on March 21, 2005
European Heart Journal 2005 26(9):856-857; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi215
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Management of mixed hyperlipidaemia

Anton F.H. Stalenhoef*

Department of Internal Medicine, 541, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands

* Corresponding author. Tel: +31 243618819; fax: +31 243541734. E-mail address: a.stalenhoef@aig.umcn.nl

This editorial refers to ‘Efficacy and safety of the coadministration of ezetimibe with fenofibrate in patients with mixed hyperlipidaemia’{dagger} by M. Farnier et al., on page 897

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The introduction of the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) about 15 years ago has influenced the daily practice of cardiologists and other physicians enormously with respect to preventive strategies of first and second cardiovascular events. These drugs can lower the concentration of LDL-cholesterol by 30–60% and are generally well tolerated. In the last decade, randomized trials with statins have involved more than 90 000 patients, in which the overall safety and efficacy of the statins has been firmly established. The use of statins has, therefore, become the cornerstone of drug therapy in reducing the concentration of LDL-cholesterol and thereby the . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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Efficacy and safety of the coadministration of ezetimibe with fenofibrate in patients with mixed hyperlipidaemia
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