Compare the effect of high and low doses of atorvastatin on the levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in patients with acute coronary syndrome
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Chest pain has been the second major complaint in the emergency of North America's hospitals. 4 Usually 1030% of the patients with chest pain have ACS. 1-4% of ACS and 2-3% of the MI patients are mistakenly discharged from hospitals. 5-6 In Iran, cardiovascular disease, with 46% death rate, is the most common cause of death. 7 Atherosclerosis of coronary has been the most important cause of heart diseases and the findings of the recent studies showed that the inflammatory process involved in atherosclerosis is one of the most important molecular mechanisms. 8-11 ABSTRACT
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تاریخ انتشار 2016