Statin discontinuation: Counterbalancing the benefits with the potential risks

Archives of Medical Science

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1076-1077

  Paraskevas, Kosmas I ^a   Koupidis, Sotirios ^b   Gentimi, Fotini ^c   Tzovaras, Alexandros A ^d  

^a RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d Agios Savvas Cancer Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOTE;

EID: 84855369571     PISSN: 17341922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/AOMS.2011.26622     Document Type: Note

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