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Research type:

 HTA Technology Assessment Report 

Title (lead author) etc:

 Early high-dose lipid-lowering therapy to avoid cardiac events: a systematic review and economic evaluation  (Ara) 118 pages, Volume 13, number 34

DOI

 10.3310/hta13340
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Headline:

 Study found that rosuvastatin 40 mg/day is the most effective treatment in terms of lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and is the optimal treatment for individuals with a recent history of acute coronary syndrome using a threshold of £20,000 per QALY. However, if the cost of atorvastatin decreases when the patent ends in 2011, atorvastatin 80 mg/day will become the most cost-effective treatment for all thresholds 

This report should be referenced as follows:

 Ara R, Pandor A, Stevens J, Rees A, Rafia R. Early high-dose lipid-lowering therapy to avoid cardiac events: a systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technol Assess 2009;13(34).

Project ref:

 07/03/01 

Original project title:

 Early high dose lipid-lowering therapy to avoid cardiac events 

Chief Investigator:

 School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR-TAG), University of Sheffield  

Start Date:

 January 2008  

Date of publication in HTA journal series

 July 2009

Cost:

  This project was commissioned by the HTA programme on a call-off contract basis.

Project Protocol:

 Project protocol (pdf format, 155 kbytes)

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Downloads/Views of electronic version from website:

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