Statins - Understanding Clinical Use

di Mehta • 2004 • dettagli prodotto

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DESCRIZIONE

This new book is written for the busy practitioner in mind, and covers the class of drugs as a whole. It discusses the benefits of statin use, and offers future perspectives on ancillary drug actions beyond cholesterol lowering. Leading expert Jawahar Mehta MD offers you top-notch guidance based on his research and extensive clinical experience - all in one compact source so you don't have to wade through piles of literature to find the information you want. Table of Contents: 1. Statins- The discovery2. Efficacy of statins in atherosclerosis- animal studies3. Efficacy of statins in atherosclerosis- human studies4. Statins and Coronary heart disease5. Statins and stroke6. Platelet inhibitory and anti-thrombotic effects of statins7. Statins, nitric oxide and endothelial function8. Statins as anti-oxidants9. Different aspects of modulation of inflammation by statins10. Different aspects of modulation of inflammation by statins11. Different aspects of modulation of inflammation by statins12. Different aspects of modulation of inflammation by statins13. Bone preservation by statins14. Statins and cancer15. Statins and neo-vascularization