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The use of statins in primary prevention

BACKGROUND: The use of statins in secondary prevention of cardiovascular events is well established. However, there is ongoing discussion about the use of statins in the context of primary prevention. Moreover statins - besides cholesterol-lowering effects - are assumed to have pleiotropic effects....

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Autores principales: Rosian, Ingrid, Pichlbauer, Ernest, Stürzlinger, Heidi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: German Medical Science 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3011349/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21289961