Statins may decrease all cause mortality in pneumonia
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Statins are not associated with a decrease in all cause mortality in a high-risk primary prevention setting.
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (LDL-C) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Statins (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors) lower LDL-C concentrations by about 30–50% and have been shown to reduce mortality in patients with prevalent CVD. However, it is not clear whether statin treatment is benefi cial in a primary prevention setting, that is in peo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0040-6376,1468-3296
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200826