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Can HMG Co-A reductase inhibitors (“statins”) slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration? The Age-Related Maculopathy Statin Study (ARMSS)
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is responsible for the majority of visual impairment in the Western world. The role of cholesterol-lowering medications, HMG Co-A reductase inhibitors or statins, in reducing the risk of AMD or of delaying its progression has not been fully investigated. A 3-ye...
Autores principales: | Guymer, Robyn H, Dimitrov, Peter N, Varsamidis, Mary, Lim, Lyndell L, Baird, Paul N, Vingrys, Algis J, Robman, Luba |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2682391/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18982929 |
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