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Editorial
. 2021 Apr;116(4):742-743.
doi: 10.36660/abc.20210089.

Statin Use and Hypercholesterolemia: Are the Current Guidelines' Recommendations Being Followed?

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Renato Jorge Alves  1   2
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Editorial

Statin Use and Hypercholesterolemia: Are the Current Guidelines' Recommendations Being Followed?

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Renato Jorge Alves. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2021 Apr.
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    Schmidt A, Moreira HT, Volpe GJ, Foschini VB, Lascala TF, Romano MMD, Simões MV, Santos JED, Maciel BC, Marin Neto JA. Schmidt A, et al. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2021 Apr;116(4):736-741. doi: 10.36660/abc.20190513. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2021. PMID: 33886720 Free PMC article. English, Portuguese.

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