Recent advances in preventing cardiovascular disorders by managing lipid levels
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Recent advances in preventing cardiovascular disorders by managing lipid levels
Advances in clinical lipidology during the last 18 months include the establishment of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) as an important risk marker for cardiovascular disease. Determining hsCRP levels should help the clinician single out patients at particularly high risk. However, more research needs to be done in this area. Furthermore, statins do not seem to be of benefit in patie...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: F1000 Medicine Reports
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1757-5931
DOI: 10.3410/m2-66