What are the long-term effects of statin therapy?

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 128-129

  Bays, Harold ^a  

^a LOUISVILLE METABOLIC AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; LDL; Statins

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MEVINOLIN;

CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; STROKE;

EID: 33644586625     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0478     Document Type: Short Survey

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