Pleiotropic effects of the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors
Christos G Mihos, Orlando SantanaColumbia University Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Heart Institute, Miami Beach, FL, USAAbstract: The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) are used extensively in the treatment of hyperlipidemia. They have also demonstrated a benefit in a variety of other dise...
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Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2011-04-01
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Series: | International Journal of General Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/pleiotropic-effects-of-the-hmg-coa-reductase-inhibitors-a6971 |