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Coronary microcirculatory dysfunction in hypercholesterolemic patients with COVID-19: potential benefit from cholesterol-lowering treatment

Patients with hypercholesterolemia often have coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD). Viral infections, such as the SARS-CoV-2 infection, may also result in CMD. Three non-randomized studies have shown significant beneficial effects of statins on CMD in non-infected patients. Similarly, in SARS-Co...

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Autores principales: Vuorio, Alpo, Kovanen, Petri T., Raal, Frederick J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10116911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37068045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2023.2199218