Statin Therapy Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Peptic Ulcer Disease in the Taiwanese Population

Statin Therapy Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Peptic Ulcer Disease in the Taiwanese Population

Although statin use may affect the severity of chronic gastritis and gastric cancer, no data exists about the relationship between statin therapy and risk of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) in patients. We investigated the effect of statin use and the incidence of PUD from the Taiwan National Health Insu...

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Main Authors: Chih-Ho Lai, Chia-Hung Kao, Chun-Jung Lin, Wei-Chih Liao, Yu-An Chen, Hwai-Jeng Lin, Chun-Lung Feng, Cheng-Li Lin, Ying-Ju Lin, Min-Chuan Kao, Mei-Zi Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
case-control study
cholesterol
peptic ulcer disease
statin
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2017.00210/full

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