THE ROLE OF THE PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE SUBTILISIN / KEXIN TYPE 9 (PCSK9) IN THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Increased serum low-density lipoprotein (LDL) concentrations are clearly the most important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Currently, statins are the most widely used drugs for treating patients with hypercholesterolemia, however, in some patients, the residual cardiovascular risk remains...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Russian |
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The Publishing House Medicine and Enlightenment
2019-12-01
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Series: | Medicina v Kuzbasse |
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Online Access: | http://mednauki.ru/index.php/MK/article/view/359 |