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Disparate Effects of Atorvastatin Compared With Simvastatin on C-Reactive Protein Concentrations in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

OBJECTIVE: Reduction in LDL and high sensitivity (hs) C-reactive protein (CRP) are independent indicators of successful cardiovascular risk reduction with statins. This study compared the effect of equivalent LDL-lowering doses of simvastatin and atorvastatin on hsCRP in type 2 diabetic patients. RE...

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Autores principales: Sathyapalan, Thozhukat, Atkin, Stephen L., Kilpatrick, Eric S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2928339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20805273
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc10-0201