Wed, Mar-10-04, 20:05
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Plan: Primal/P:E
Stats: 171/145/145
BF:
Progress: 100%
Location: Southern Ontario, Canada
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Gee, it sounds like they think heart disease is caused by high cholesterol. 
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In Cannon's study, 4,162 patients with new heart attacks or severe chest pain were randomly assigned to the two drugs. After two years of follow up, 26 percent getting the weaker Pravachol had died or experienced a variety of other ill events, including new heart attacks, bypass surgery, rehospitalization for chest pain or strokes. The same happened in 22 percent on Lipitor.
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I wonder if there was a control group, and if their mortality/complication rate was better or worse than 22-26%.  |