STATINS AND RISK OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Besides hypolipidemic effect statins demonstrate some not-lipid (pleotropic) ones. Special attention has been paying to statin inducing reduction in bacterial infections incidence and severity, and pneumonia particularly. Results of the large studies on statin influence on infectious disease are pre...

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Main Authors: O. M. Drapkina, R. N. Shepel'
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stolichnaya Izdatelskaya Kompaniya 2015-09-01
Series:Racionalʹnaâ Farmakoterapiâ v Kardiologii
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Online Access:https://www.rpcardio.com/jour/article/view/9