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Pleiotropic effects of the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors

The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) are used extensively in the treatment of hyperlipidemia. They have also demonstrated a benefit in a variety of other disease processes. These secondary actions are known as pleiotropic effects. Our paper serves as a focused and updated discussion on the ple...

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Autores principales: Mihos, Christos G, Santana, Orlando
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3085235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21556312
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S16779