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Statins
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Statins
The HMG CoA reductase inhibitors in perspective
Edited By
Allan Gaw MD PhD
,
Christopher J Packard MRCPath DSc
,
James Shepherd MB ChB PhD FRCPath FRCP(Glasg)
Edition
1st Edition
First Published
1999
eBook Published
29 October 1999
Pub. Location
London
Imprint
CRC Press
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3109/9780203427293
Pages
224
eBook ISBN
9780429221187
Subjects
Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health
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Gaw MD PhD, A., Packard MRCPath DSc, C.J., & Shepherd MB ChB PhD FRCPath FRCP(Glasg), J. (Eds.). (1999). Statins: The HMG CoA reductase inhibitors in perspective (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.3109/9780203427293
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter
1
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26
pages
Hyperlipidaemia as a risk factor for vascular disease
Abstract
chapter
2
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17
pages
Lipid control in the pre-statin era
By
William B Kannel and Peter WF Wilson
Abstract
chapter
3
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17
pages
The discovery and development of the statins
By
Akira Endo
Abstract
chapter
4
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17
pages
Comparative chemistry, pharmacology and mechanism of action of the statins
Abstract
chapter
5
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18
pages
Ancillary benefits of the statins
By
Brendan M Buckley
Abstract
chapter
6
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29
pages
Angiographic and IVUS techniques evaluating progression and regression of coronary atherosclerosis: statin intervention trials in perspective
Abstract
chapter
7
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17
pages
The Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S)
By
Ole Faergeman
Abstract
chapter
8
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16
pages
Primary prevention of coronary heart disease with statins
By
James Shepherd
Abstract
chapter
9
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29
pages
The CARE trial: the effect of pravastatin on coronary events after myocardial infarction in patients with average cholesterol levels
Abstract
chapter
10
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10
pages
The LIPID study: results and implications for clinical practice
Abstract
chapter
11
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28
pages
Mega-trials: the Prospective Pravastatin Pooling (PPP) Project and the Heart Protection Study (HPS)
Abstract
chapter
12
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18
pages
The Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER)
By
James Shepherd
,
Gerard Jan Blauw
,
Michael B Murphy
,
Allan Gaw
Abstract
chapter
13
|
14
pages
Combination therapy with statins
By
Gilbert R Thompson
Abstract
chapter
14
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16
pages
Guidelines for clinical use of the statins
By
Christopher J Packard
Abstract
chapter
15
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17
pages
The cost-effectiveness of statin use
By
J Jaime Caro
,
Krista F Huybrechts
Abstract
chapter
16
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18
pages
Unanswered questions about the use of statins
By
Mehmet Cilingiroglu
,
Christie M Ballantyne
Abstract
chapter
17
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15
pages
Statin therapy for the 21st century
By
James Shepherd
Abstract