Methods: 378 patients treated with either simvastatin 20 or 40mg, with baseline LDL-C values >2.6 mmol/L, were randomised to four groups: patients on 20mg simvastatin were randomised to either ...

However, when broken down per treatment arm, i.e. HDL-C change from 20mg simvastatin to 20mg atorvastatin, or HDL-C change from 40mg simvastatin to 40mg atorvastatin, these differences were very ...