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Editorial
. 2017 Jul;10(7):e006676.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.117.006676.

Lipid-Lowering and Anti-Inflammatory Benefits of Statin Therapy: More Than Meets the Plaque

Viviany R Taqueti  1 , Paul M Ridker  2
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Editorial

Lipid-Lowering and Anti-Inflammatory Benefits of Statin Therapy: More Than Meets the Plaque

Viviany R Taqueti et al. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; atherosclerosis; biomarkers; inflammation; statins.

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