Effects of intensive versus moderate lipid-lowering therapy on myocardial ischemia in older patients with coronary heart disease - Results of the Study Assessing Goals in the Elderly (SAGE)

Abstract

Background - Clinical trials have demonstrated that, compared with placebo, intensive statin therapy reduces ischemia in patients with acute coronary syndromes and in patients with stable coronary artery disease. However, no studies to date have assessed intensive versus moderate statin therapy in older patients with stable coronary syndromes.