{"product_id":"cholesterol-lowering-therapy-scott-m-grundy-9780367399320","title":"Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy: Evaluation of Clinical Trial Evidence","description":"Reveals important new results from clinical trials conducted in Scandinavia, Scotland, Australia, Canada, and the United States.\u003cbr\u003eThis timely reference reviews the vast body of clinical trial evidence supporting the once controversial view that high levels of serum cholesterol are a major risk factor in coronary heart disease (CHD). The studies presented in Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy: Evaluation of Clinical Trial Evidence promote cholesterol reduction as a highly successful means of preventing heart disease in various populations.\u003cbr\u003eInvestigates past, current, and upcoming controlled clinical trials of cholesterol-reduction therapies, comparing effects of statins and bile acid sequestrants to triglyceride-lowering drugs and antioxidants.\u003cbr\u003eWritten by more than 25 distinguished international researchers, Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy: Evaluation of Clinical Trial Evidence \u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ehighlights historical studies of dietary trials designed to reduce CHD \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ecovers tests of HMG CoA reductase inhibitors for patients with and without CHD \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eilluminates CHD risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and smoking \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eexplores blood levels of homocysteine and lipoprotein(a) and other recently identified CHD risk factors \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ereviews metabolism of lipoproteins expressed in high (HDL) and low (LDL) density lipoprotein cholesterol \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eand more!\u003cbr\u003eContaining over 700 instructive tables, drawings, photographs, and bibliographic citations, Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy: Evaluation of Clinical Trial Evidence is a must-read resource for cardiologists, pharmacologists, and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students in these disciplines.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott M. Grundy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367399326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367399320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.90d","brand":"Scott M. Grundy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443385872639,"sku":"9780367399320","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2da625e6-3ed6-4f1c-819d-98f1dcd0da8b.jpg?v=1777205171","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cholesterol-lowering-therapy-scott-m-grundy-9780367399320","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}