Use of statins and the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus

SummaryIntroduction:the use of statins is associated with reduced cardiovascular risk in studies of primary and secondary prevention, and the reduction is directly proportional to the reduction of LDL-cholesterol. Recent evidence suggests that statins may be associated with a higher incidence of new...

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Main Authors: André Bernardi, Viviane Zorzanelli Rocha, José Rocha Faria-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2015-08-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302015000400375&lng=en&tlng=en