Achilles tendon structure is negatively correlated with body mass index, but not influenced by statin use: A cross-sectional study using ultrasound tissue characterization

INTRODUCTION: Statins are widely used to inhibit cholesterol production in the liver among people with hypercholesterolemia. A recent epidemiological study in the UK has shown that statin use (unlike elevated BMI) is not associated with an increased risk of Achilles tendon rupture. However, because...

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Autores principales: de Sá, Agnetha, Hart, David A., Khan, Karim, Scott, Alexander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6013147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29928054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199645

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6013147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29928054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199645

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