Statins and regression of organ damage
Atherosclerosis develops over the course of 50 years. It is a generally asymptomatic process that begins early in life in response to the stimuli of cardiovascular risk factors. The first step is a lipid retention, oxidation, and modification, which provokes chronic inflammation at susceptible sites...
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| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/283 |