Statins in the treatment of chronic heart failure: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND: The efficacy of statin therapy in patients with established chronic heart failure (CHF) is a subject of much debate. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We conducted three systematic literature searches to assess the evidence supporting the prescription of statins in CHF. First, we investigated the pa...

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Main Authors: Pim van der Harst, Adriaan A Voors, Wiek H van Gilst, Michael Böhm, Dirk J van Veldhuisen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1551909?pdf=render