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Aggressive Cholesterol Lowering Therapy May Reverse Atherosclerosis

Published Online: Monday, September 13, 2010

Intensive treatment to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduces carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a secondary analysis from the Stop Atherosclerosis in Native Diabetics Study (SANDS) trial.

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