Arch Intern Med
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To determine the risk of cardiovascular events and death in patients receiving statin treatment for cholesterol regulation. ⋯ Patients who received statin treatment demonstrated a 20% to 30% reduction in death and major cardiovascular events compared with patients who received placebo. This advantage was generally present across study types and statin treatment types and for patients with less severe dyslipidemias. The benefit in clinical outcomes was noticeable as early as 1 year.