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Effects of fluvastatin on insulin resistance and cardiac morphology in hypertensive patients [PDF]

, 2011
Among hypertensive patients, cardiovascular disease morbidity is common, even in those who are adequately treated. New pharmacological strategies to mitigate the burden of arterial hypertension are needed.
Batista, M. C., Buffani, A., Kohlmann, O., Ribeiro, A. B., Tavares, A., Teixeira, A. A., Zanella, M. T.   +6 more
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Chemoprevention of Gastric Cancer: Statins

The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, 2017
Gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Because the gastric cancer-related mortality rate is expected to increase, chemo-preventive strategies for gastric cancer are required.
Sang Hyeon Choi, Gwang Ho Baik
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Underuse of statins for secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events among ambulatory surgical patients

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2020
Although statins are highly effective for reducing cardiovascular disease events, prior studies demonstrate their significant underuse in the US population, including among those with known atherosclerotic disease.
Robert B. Schonberger, Vivek Vallurupalli, Hollie Matlin, Daina Blitz, Adambeke Nwozuzu, Brian Barron, Yuemei Zhang, Feng Dai, Daniel Jacoby, Khurram Nasir, Amit Bardia   +10 more
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Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and All-Cause Mortality according to Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level in the Elderly, a Nationwide Study [PDF]

Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2022
Background We assessed the myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and all-cause death risks during follow-up according to the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels among older adults.
You-Bin Lee, Minji Koo, Eunjin Noh, Soon Young Hwang, Jung A Kim, Eun Roh, So-hyeon Hong, Kyung Mook Choi, Sei Hyun Baik, Geum Joon Cho, Hye Jin Yoo   +10 more
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Risk of new-onset diabetes associated with statin use

SAGE Open Medicine, 2015
Objective: To identify and assess studies investigating the association between statins and new-onset diabetes and determine the clinical significance of this risk.
Robert D Beckett, Sarah M Schepers, Sarah K Gordon   +2 more
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THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2017/18:Enzymes [PDF]

, 2017
The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2017/18 provides concise overviews of the key properties of nearly 1800 human drug targets with an emphasis on selective pharmacology (where available), plus links to an open access knowledgebase of drug targets and ...
,, Alexander, Stephen Ph, Davies, Jamie A, Fabbro, Doriano, Faccenda, Elena, Harding, Simon D, Kelly, Eamonn, Marrion, Neil V, Pawson, Adam J, Peters, John A, Sharman, Joanna L, Southan, Christopher   +11 more
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Pharmacologic approaches against advanced glycation end products (ages) in diabetic cardiovascular disease [PDF]

, 2015
Advanced Glycation End-Products (AGEs) are signaling proteins associated to several vascular and neurological complications in diabetic and non-diabetic patients.
Avtaar Singh, Sanjeet Singh, Chello, Massimo, DI DOMENICO, Fabio, Nappi, Francesco, Nenna, Antonio, Spadaccio, Cristiano, Sutherland, Fraser W   +6 more
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Hypotensive Effects of Statins: A Rapid Review [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Recently, hypertension has become a major global health concern that plays a substantial role in morbidity and mortality related to Cardiovascular Disease (CVD).
Smruti Besekar, Sangita Jogdand, Satyawan Singh Patel   +2 more
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Statin therapy in critical illness : an international survey of intensive care physicians' opinions, attitudes and practice [PDF]

, 2012
Background Pleotropic effects of statins on inflammation are hypothesised to attenuate the severity of and possibly prevent the occurrence of the host inflammatory response to pathogen and infection-related acute organ failure.
Di Gangi, Stefania, Kruger, Peter S., McAuley, Danny F., Perkins, Gavin D., Scales, Damon C., Shankar-Hari, Manu, Terblanche, Marius   +6 more
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The effect of statins on psoriasis severity: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Archives of Medical Science, 2019
Introduction Statins may reduce the severity of psoriasis, but the available evidence is unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies (RCTs) that investigated the effect of statins on psoriasis severity assessed with the ...
Mateusz Socha, Aldona Pietrzak, Ewelina Grywalska, Daniel Pietrzak, Dariusz Matosiuk, Paweł Kiciński, Jacek Rolinski   +6 more
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