Increased circulatory RAS activity can be inhibited by statins in patients with hypercholesterolemia

Objective: The objective of this paper is to investigate a profile on circulatory renin−angiotensin system (RAS) activity in hypercholesterolemic (HC) patients treated with statins. Methods: Eighteen primary HC patients and 18 sex- and age-matched healthy adults were included in this study as contro...

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Main Authors: Huang Long, Ling Wang, Hai Su, Jinsong Xu, Juxiang Li, Qiang Peng, Yifei Dong, Xiaoshu Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320313483349