Pleiotropic vasoprotective effects of statins: The chicken or the egg?
Dimitrios Kirmizis, Dimitrios ChatzidimitriouAristotle University, Thessaloniki, GreeceAbstract: Statins (3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A [HMG-CoA] reductase inhibitors) are the most commonly used lipid-lowering drugs. Their main lipid-lowering effect is achieved by an increase in the express...
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Dove Medical Press
2009-06-01
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| Series: | Drug Design, Development and Therapy |
| Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/pleiotropic-vasoprotective-effects-of-statins-the-chicken-or-the-egg-a3245 |