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Statins Decrease Oxidative Stress and ICD Therapies

Recent studies demonstrate that statins decrease ventricular arrhythmias in internal cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients. The mechanism is unknown, but evidence links increased inflammatory and oxidative states with increased arrhythmias. We hypothesized that statin use decreases oxidation. Me...

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Autores principales: Bloom, Heather L., Shukrullah, Irfan, Veledar, Emir, Gutmann, Rebecca, London, Barry, Dudley, Samuel C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2847377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20369058
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/253803