ACTFAST: Achieve Cholesterol Targets Fast With Atorvastatin Stratified Titration. A Multicenter, Twelve-Week Treatment, Single Step Titration, Open-Label Study Assessing The Percentage Of Dyslipidemic High-Risk Patients Achieving Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) Target With Atorvastatin Starting Doses Of 10 Mg, 20 Mg, 40 Mg, And 80 Mg
ACTFAST: Achieve Cholesterol Targets Fast With Atorvastatin Stratified Titration. A Multicenter, Twelve-Week Treatment, Single Step Titration, Open-Label Study Assessing The Percentage Of Dyslipidemic High-Risk Patients Achieving Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) Target With Atorvastatin Starting Doses Of 10 Mg, 20 Mg, 40 Mg, And 80 Mg
Physicians tend to always use the lowest dose of statins to initiate therapy even in subjects who require large reductions in cholesterol. The study evaluates if selecting the starting dose based on baseline and target LDL-C cholesterol would provide better results (ie proportion of subjects resching target)
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Mississauga, Ontario, Cameroon
North YORK, Ontario, Canada
Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada
Newtonabbey, Belfast, United Kingdom
Newtonabbey, CO Antrim, United Kingdom
Stairfoot, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Pound Hill, Crawley, WEST Sussex, United Kingdom