Cholesterol Levels and Statin Use in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease Treated in Primary Care Settings

INTRODUCTION: Therapy with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors, or statins, has proven to be effective in the treatment of lipid disorders. However, statin therapy continues to be underused, even though statins are a relatively safe and well-tolerated class of agents...

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Autores principales: O’Connor, Patrick J, Gray, Richard J, Maciosek, Michael V, Fillbrandt, Kelly M, DeFor, Terese A, Alexander, Charles M, Weiss, Thomas W, Teutsch, Steven M
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1364514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15963307

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