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Statin therapy is associated with improved survival in patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmias

Lipids in Health and Disease, 2019
Objectives The study sought to assess the impact of statin therapy on survival in patients presenting with ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Background Data regarding the outcome of patients with statin therapy presenting with ventricular tachyarrhythmias is
Jonas Rusnak, Michael Behnes, Tobias Schupp, Siegfried Lang, Linda Reiser, Gabriel Taton, Armin Bollow, Thomas Reichelt, Dominik Ellguth, Niko Engelke, Uzair Ansari, Ibrahim El-Battrawy, Thomas Bertsch, Christoph A. Nienaber, Muharrem Akin, Kambis Mashayekhi, Christel Weiß, Martin Borggrefe, Ibrahim Akin   +18 more
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SAFETY EVALUATION OF STATIN IN YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA [PDF]

, 2009
Background : The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme (HMG-Co-A) reductase inhibitors, also known as statins, are the most effective class of drugs for lowering serum Low-Density Lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c)concentrations.
Anni, Anni, Labado, R.O., Perwitasari, Dyah Aryani, Udu, W.S.A.   +3 more
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Statin usage, vascular diagnosis and vascular risk factors in Parkinson's disease [PDF]

, 2017
Background and aims: Vascular disease is a common comorbidity in Parkinson’s disease patients. Statins are potentially neuroprotective for Parkinson’s disease through non-vascular mechanisms.
Cheng, Kelvin K.W., Grosset, Donald G., Grosset, Katherine A., Swallow, Diane M.A.   +3 more
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Assessing the effect of statins in lowering the risk of stroke and preventing cerebral ischemia in patients with hypercholesterolemia [PDF]

, 2017
Numerous analyses have explored the role of statins in reducing stroke incidence, reducing cerebral ischemia in hypercholesterolemic patients, and preventing ischemic stroke.
AlSulaiman, Wafa
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Exploring the equity of GP practice prescribing rates for selected coronary heart disease drugs: a multiple regression analysis with proxies of healthcare need [PDF]

, 2005
Background There is a small, but growing body of literature highlighting inequities in GP practice prescribing rates for many drug therapies. The aim of this paper is to further explore the equity of prescribing for five major CHD drug groups and to ...
A Gibson, A Majeed, A Majeed, A Majeed, A Williams, AM Tod, Antony S St Leger, B Hope, BH Foundation, C Baxter, C Packham, C Packham, D Health, D Health, D Health, D Health, DC Lloyd, DC Lloyd, EUROASPIREII Group., FA Majeed, FA Majeed, FDA Reid, G Davey-Smith, G Davey-Smith, GC Fonarow, H Cooper, H Tunstall-Pedoe, J Bedson, J Hippisley-Cox, J Tudor Hart, JHS Unit, JI Mann, JY Nazroo, K Gardner, M Frischer, M Goddard, M Pringle, M Whitehead, M Whitehead, MC MacLeod, MG Hunink, MG Patel, N Bradshaw, N Chaturvedi, N Danchin, N Rice, NC Campbell, NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, ON Statistics, P Jousilahti, P Primatesta, P Suadicani, P Townsend, Paul R Ward, Peter R Noyce, PG Steg, PH Whincup, PR Ward, PR Ward, PR Ward, PS Unit, PS Unit, R Bhopal, R Bhopal, RM Haynes, S Hopper, S Kerrison, S Langham, S Peckham, SM Bogle, SR Chapman, SS Gottlieb, T Crayford, T Morton-Jones, T Walley, TJ Wang, V Salomaa, WH Organisation.   +77 more
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Statins and Exercise Training Response in Heart Failure Patients: Insights From HF-ACTION. [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess for a treatment interaction between statin use and exercise training (ET) response. BACKGROUND: Recent data suggest that statins may attenuate ET response, but limited data exist in patients with heart ...
Cooper, Lawton S., Dunning, Allison, Fiuzat, Mona, Fleg, Jerome L., Kelly, Jacob P., Keteyian, Steven J., Kitzman, Dalane W., Kraus, William E., Leifer, Eric S., Mentz, Robert J., O\u27Connor, Christopher M., Pina, Ileana L., Schulte, Phillip J., Whellan, David J.   +13 more
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Bayesian semiparametric analysis for two-phase studies of gene-environment interaction [PDF]

, 2013
The two-phase sampling design is a cost-efficient way of collecting expensive covariate information on a judiciously selected subsample. It is natural to apply such a strategy for collecting genetic data in a subsample enriched for exposure to ...
Ahn, Jaeil, Ghosh, Malay, Gruber, Stephen B., Mukherjee, Bhramar   +3 more
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Statins [PDF]

Vascular Medicine, 2017
Elizabeth V, Ratchford, Seth S, Martin
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The impact of a physician detailing and sampling program for generic atorvastatin: an interrupted time series analysis

Implementation Science, 2017
Background In 2011, Manitoba implemented a province-wide program of physician detailing and free sampling for generic atorvastatin to increase use of this generic statin.
Heather C. Worthington, Lucy Cheng, Sumit R. Majumdar, Steven G. Morgan, Colette B. Raymond, Stephen B. Soumerai, Michael R. Law   +6 more
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Modeling statin myopathy in a human skeletal muscle microphysiological system.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Statins are used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease. Musculoskeletal side effects known as statin associated musculoskeletal symptoms (SAMS), are reported in up to 10% of statin users, necessitating statin therapy interruption and ...
Anandita Ananthakumar, Yiling Liu, Cristina E Fernandez, George A Truskey, Deepak Voora   +4 more
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