Ezetimibe Plus Simvastatin More Beneficial Than Simvastatin Alone in Reducing Recurrent Cardiovascular Events

Summary

Results from IMPROVE-IT showed that adding ezetimibe to statin therapy with simvastatin significantly reduced the primary end point in moderate- to high-risk patients stabilized after acute coronary syndromes. A new analysis from IMPROVE-IT showed that the number of first and recurrent primary end point events was also reduced with combination therapy vs monotherapy over the median 6-year follow-up.

  • ezetimibe
  • simvastatin
  • statins
  • cardiovascular disease
  • IMPROVE-IT trial
  • acute coronary syndrome
  • cardiology & cardiovascular medicine clinical trials
  • coronary artery disease
  • myocardial infarction
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