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Atorvastatin Therapy during the Peri-Infarct Period Attenuates Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Remodeling after Myocardial Infarction

Although statins impart a number of cardiovascular benefits, whether statin therapy during the peri-infarct period improves subsequent myocardial structure and function remains unclear. Thus, we evaluated the effects of atorvastatin on cardiac function, remodeling, fibrosis, and apoptosis after myoc...

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Autores principales: Tang, Xian-Liang, Sanganalmath, Santosh K., Sato, Hiroshi, Bi, Qiuli, Hunt, Greg, Vincent, Robert J., Peng, Yong, Shirk, Gregg, Dawn, Buddhadeb, Bolli, Roberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3182222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21980426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025320