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Use of Statins as Lipid Lowering Agent in Hypercholesterolemia in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

INTRODUCTION: Lipids contribute to atherosclerosis and obesity that can lead to different cardiovascular diseases. Statins are hydroxymethylglutaryl reductase inhibitors that effectively lower the cholesterol level. It is widely prescribed in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. Thus, it optimizes...

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Autores principales:	Bhattarai, Ashish Kumar, Acharya, Anna, Karki, Prabin Kumar
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Journal of the Nepal Medical Association 2020
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8028536/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34506382 http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.5444

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