Clinical effects of statins: focusing on simvastatin
The role of statins in the treatment and secondary prevention of cardiovascular events and adverse outcomes among high-risk coronary heart disease patients is discussed, using well-known clinical trials on simvastatin as an example. Lipid-lowering and pleiotropic statin effects are analysed in detai...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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«SILICEA-POLIGRAF» LLC
2009-04-01
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| Series: | Кардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика |
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| Online Access: | https://cardiovascular.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1756 |
| Summary: | The role of statins in the treatment and secondary prevention of cardiovascular events and adverse outcomes among high-risk coronary heart disease patients is discussed, using well-known clinical trials on simvastatin as an example. Lipid-lowering and pleiotropic statin effects are analysed in detail, by age, gender, and clinical group. |
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| ISSN: | 1728-8800 2619-0125 |