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3<br />

-3<br />

5<br />

0<br />

4<br />

0<br />

9<br />

ASCOT: Integration of antihypertensive regimens with<br />

statin ( CADUET)<br />

Primary endpoint: Nonfatal MI and fatal CHD<br />

P=0.001<br />

Significant effects<br />

evident within the<br />

first 3 months of<br />

treatment (p=0.02)<br />

A previously<br />

unseen 53%<br />

reduction<br />

in CV events in just<br />

3.3 years<br />

Courtesy of Appel G, 2006.<br />

Adapted from Dahlöf B et al. www.ascotstudy.org.

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