Editorial
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.042515.
Statins for heart failure: at the crossroads between cholesterol reduction and pleiotropism?
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Editorial
Statins for heart failure: at the crossroads between cholesterol reduction and pleiotropism?
Heart.
2005 Jan.
Abstract
Statins are being hailed as the new aspirin--but are they beneficial for patients with heart failure?
Comment on
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Effects of atorvastatin on reactive hyperaemia and the thrombosis-fibrinolysis system in patients with heart failure.Heart. 2005 Jan;91(1):27-31. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.027110. Heart. 2005. PMID: 15604328 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
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