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Cholesterol lowering and mortality: time for a new paradigm?

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Sudden cardiac death is the main cause of cardiac mortality. Is blood cholesterol a determinant of sudden cardiac death? Does cholesterol lowering result in fewer sudden cardiac deaths? Answering these two questions may shed new light on the epidemiology of coronary heart disease and on prevention options. In fact, careful analysis of the available data, including randomised trials, indicates that, contrary to a widespread opinion, cholesterol lowering does not appear to be a very effective way of reducing cardiac and overall mortality in the general population.

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hal-00395234 , version 1 (15-06-2009)

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Michel de Lorgeril, Patricia Salen. Cholesterol lowering and mortality: time for a new paradigm?. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 2006, 16 (6), pp.387-90. ⟨10.1016/j.numecd.2006.05.004⟩. ⟨hal-00395234⟩
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