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Table 2.

Non-drug lipid lowering trials in subjects with coronary heart disease: angiographic trials confirming reduced CAD progression

	Treatments	Duration
Lifestyle Heart Trial (1990)^w7	Diet, exercise, anti-smoking, stress management	1 year

Program on the Surgical Control of the Hyperlipidemias (POSCH) (1990)^w3	Partial ileal bypass surgery	5 years, 10 years

Heidelberg study (1992)^w8	Ddiet + exercise	1 year

St Thomas’ Atherosclerosis Study (STARS) (1992)^w9	Diet	3 years

Cholesterol: baseline mean 6.1–7.2 mmol/l.

Lipid reduction: cholesterol −9% to −53%, triglyceride −8% to −38%.