Can intensive statin therapy cause regression of coronary atherosclerosis?

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David E Newby. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2006 Jul.

. 2006 Jul;3(7):354-5.

doi: 10.1038/ncpcardio0604.

¹ Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Edinburgh and Department of Cardiology, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK. d.e.newby@ed.ac.uk

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Effect of very high-intensity statin therapy on regression of coronary atherosclerosis: the ASTEROID trial.
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