The "Cholesterol and Recurrent Events (CARE)" study was a randomised, double-blind, placebo- controlled study comparing, the effects of pravastatin (40 mg OD) on coronary heart disease death and nonfatal myocardial infarction for an average of 4.9 years in 4159 patients aged 21 to 75 years, with normal total cholesterol levels (baseline mean total cholesterol < 240 mg/ dl), who had experienced a myocardial infarction in the preceding 3 to 20 months.