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Figure 2 Evolution of lipid fractions between admission and time of randomization to placebo or pravastatin (time 0) and after six weeks of therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina. *p < 0.05; **p = 0.01 vs. admission;  p = 0.01 vs. placebo; and  p = 0.01 vs. time 0. HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein. (Reproduced with permission from Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Dupuis J, Tardif JC, Cernacek P, et al. Cholesterol reduction rapidly improves endothelial function after acute coronary syndromes. The RECIFE trial. Circulation 1999;99:3227–33.)
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