Are statins useful for treating vascular involvement in systemic sclerosis?

Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 70-71

  Blagojevic, Jelena ^a   Matucci Cerinic, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PLACEBO;

ANGIOGENESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; NOTE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASODILATATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 59849124133     PISSN: 17458382     EISSN: 17458390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncprheum0993     Document Type: Note

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