CARDS- forsøget omfattede 2 838 patienter (i alderen 40- 75 år) med normalt til let forhøjet kolesteroltal, type 2- diabetes og én yderligere kardiovaskulær risikofaktor, men uden klinisk evident koronar hjertesygdom.
The CARDS study was conducted in 2,838 patients (40-75 years of age) with normal to mildly elevated cholesterol levels, with type 2 diabetes and 1 additional CV risk factor, and without clinically evident CHD.