The following sentence in a recent article,1 "By our estimates,among the 149 000 Canadians who fall within the highest-riskquartile in this group, the number needed to treat with 5 yearsof statin therapy to prevent 1 CAD-related death would be 19600," should have read "... the lowest-risk quartile ...."
Reference
Manuel DG, Tanuseputro P, Mustard CA, Schultz SE, Anderson GM, Ardal S, et al. The 2003 Canadian recommendations for dyslipidemia management: Revisions are needed. CMAJ 2005;172(8):1027-31.