Q J Med 2002; 95: 707-708
© 2002 Association of Physicians
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Reducing cholesterol and atherosclerosis: the importance of cellular adhesion molecules?
Department of General Practice & Primary Care, St George's Hospital Medical School, London
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Sir,
We agree with the statement in the recent Editorial1 that even modest changes in LDL-cholesterol, using various lipid-lowering regimens, have significant effects on the incidence of clinical coronary events. We also agree that the improvement of cardiovascular end points is not fully explained by the reduction in