Kiran Kaur Khush, MD
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Effects of statin therapy on the development and progression of heart failure: mechanisms and clinical trials.
J Card Fail. 2006; (8): 664-74
Statin therapy has been shown to effectively lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and reduce cardiovascular events. Statins also appear to exert other favorable effects, including anti-inflammatory actions and improvement in endothelial function. Statin therapy may therefore yield important clinical benefits in patients with heart failure-a physiologic state characterized by systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction.
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