Rationale, Design, and Baseline Characteristics of a Trial Comparing Aggressive Lipid Lowering With Atorvastatin Versus Revascularization Treatments (AVERT)

This study describes the design, methodologic features, and baseline characteristics of an open-label randomized trial to determine whether aggressive lipid-lowering therapy with atorvastatin is an alternative to angioplasty or other catheter-based revasc