A UK general practice population cohort study investigating the association between lipid lowering drugs and 30-day mortality following medically attended acute respiratory illness

A UK general practice population cohort study investigating the association between lipid lowering drugs and 30-day mortality following medically attended acute respiratory illness

Background. Cholesterol lowering drugs HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) and PPARα activators (fibrates) have been shown to reduce host inflammation via non-disease specific immunomodulatory mechanisms. Recent studies suggest that commonly prescribed drugs in general practice, statins and fibra...

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Main Authors: Roshni Joshi, Sudhir Venkatesan, Puja R. Myles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-04-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Fibrates
Lipid lowering drugs
statins
mortality
MAARI
Acute respiratory illness
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1902.pdf

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