The partial ileal bypass study (POSCH) is a landmark study in terms of cholesterol management...this study showed that an operation to remove part of the ileum of patients with hypercholesterolaemia led to a 30% reduction in cholesterol....Was this study significant because: A) there was a reduction in CV risk of patients who had surgery and therefore this study revealed it was the reduction of cholesterol level that was significant and not what method was used to reduce the cholesterol B) this study showed a reduction in cholesterol levels but no reduction in CV events in the patients with the ileal bypass C) there was an increase in the number of CV events in patients who had the ileal bypass ...
Posted on: Sun, 15 Jun 2014 12:05:57 +0000
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