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William Kruyer
Publications - 5
Citations - 5592
William Kruyer is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Myocardial infarction & Unstable angina. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications receiving 5492 citations.
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Primary Prevention of Acute Coronary Events With Lovastatin in Men and Women With Average Cholesterol Levels: Results of AFCAPS/TexCAPS
John R. Downs,Michael Clearfield,Stephen E. Weis,Edwin J. Whitney,Deborah R. Shapiro,Polly A. Beere,Alexandra Langendorfer,Evan A. Stein,William Kruyer,Antonio M. Gotto +9 more
TL;DR: Lovastatin reduces the risk for the first acute major coronary event in men and women with average TC and LDL-C levels and below-average HDL- C levels and supports the inclusion of HDL-C in risk-factor assessment and the need for reassessment of the National Cholesterol Program guidelines.
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Air force/texas coronary atherosclerosis prevention study (afcaps/texcaps): Additional perspectives on tolerability of long-term treatment with lovastatin
John R. Downs,Michael Clearfield,H.Alfred Tyroler,Edwin J. Whitney,William Kruyer,Alexandra Langendorfer,Vladimir Zagrebelsky,Stephen E. Weis,Deborah R. Shapiro,Polly A. Beere,Antonio M. Gotto +10 more
TL;DR: Treatment with lovastatin 20 to 40 mg daily for primary prevention of coronary heart disease was well tolerated and reduced the risk of first acute coronary events without increasing the riskof either noncardiovascular mortality or cancer.
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Air Force/Texas Coronary Atherosclerosis Prevention Study (AFCAPS/TexCAPS): efficacy and tolerability of long-term treatment with lovastatin in women.
Michael Clearfield,John R. Downs,Stephen E. Weis,Edwin J. Whitney,William Kruyer,Deborah R. Shapiro,Evan A. Stein,Alexandra Langendorfer,Polly A. Beere,Antonio M. Gotto +9 more
TL;DR: The Air Force/Texas Coronary Atherosclerosis Prevention Study (AFCAPS/TexCAPS) is the first coronary heart disease (CHD) primary prevention trial of the cholesterol-reducing agents called "statins" to include women as discussed by the authors.
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Response to exercise early after uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction in patients receiving no medication: Long-term follow-up
TL;DR: These reference values serve as safe limits in performing treadmill testing early after acute myocardial infarction and identify patients at risk for later complications even though these patients may have been considered to be in a low risk category clinically.