When atorvastatin is dosed at 40–80 mg once a day, it is considered a high-intensity statin. A high-intensity statin can lower LDL levels by 50% or more from baseline. In contrast, simvastatin ...

Description: The goal of the trial was to evaluate the effect of intensive lipid-lowering therapy with atorvastatin compared with placebo among patients with prior stroke or transient ischemic ...

All had recent myocardial infarction or high-risk unstable angina and were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to intensive therapy with atorvastatin (80 mg daily) or moderate therapy with pravastatin (40 ...