Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9146821 | Clínica e Investigación en Arteriosclerosis | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
These effects, known as pleiotropic effects, could help to explain why the beneficial clinical effects of statin therapy go beyond those that could be expected from a reduction in cholesterol values alone. Cholesterol reduction is the primary and most striking action of statins, but it is not their only effect.
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Jesús Millán Núñez-Cortés,