Effects of pitavastatin versus atorvastatin on the peripheral endothelial progenitor cells and vascular endothelial growth factor in high-risk patients: a pilot prospective, double-blind, randomized study

BACKGROUND: Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) reflect endothelial repair capacity and may be a significant marker for the clinical outcomes of cardiovascular disease. While some high-dose statin treatments may improve endothelial function, it is not known whether different statins may...

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Autores principales: Lin, Liang-Yu, Huang, Chin-Chou, Chen, Jia-Shiong, Wu, Tao-Cheng, Leu, Hsin-Bang, Huang, Po-Hsun, Chang, Ting-Ting, Lin, Shing-Jong, Chen, Jaw-Wen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Original Investigation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4223413/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25027585
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12933-014-0111-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4223413/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25027585
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12933-014-0111-1

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