PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Maria
ED  - Glynn, Robert
TI  - Rosuvastatin in the Prevention of Stroke among Men and Women with Elevated Levels of C-Reactive Protein: The JUPITER Trial
DP  - 2009 Apr 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 11--12
VI  - 9
IP  - 1
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/1/11.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/1/11.full
AB  - Evidence from the Justification for the Use of statins in Prevention: an Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin [JUPITER; NCT00239681] trial [Ridker PM et al. N Engl J Med 2008] provides support for the use of statins to prevent strokes in healthy individuals with low LDL cholesterol but elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels.