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Dose-dependent Effect of Statin Therapy on Circulating CXCL12 Levels in Patients with Hyperlipidemia

BACKGROUND: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) have pleiotropic effects that are independent of cholesterol-lowering, including a dose-dependent effect on angiogenesis. Angiogenesis plays a critical role both in vascularization of the chronically ischemic myocardium and in stabilization of ather...

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Autores principales: Camnitz, Will, Burdick, Marie D, Strieter, Robert M, Mehrad, Borna, Keeley, Ellen C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3560987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23369699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2001-1326-1-23