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Figure 1 Gains in life expectancy among men (A) and women (B) in the low-density lipoprotein (LDL)/high C-reactive protein (CRP) group, according to the rate of myocardial infarction (MI) and efficacy of statin therapy for the prevention of MI in the low LDL/high CRP group. Line with triangles = 60% efficacy; line with circles = 45% efficacy; line with squares = 30% efficacy. AFCAPS/TexCAPS = Air Force/Texas Coronary Atherosclerosis Prevention Study; WOSCOPS = West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study.
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