EFFECT OF ROSUVASTATIN ON CAROTID INTIMAMEDIA THICKNESS IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE OF DIFFERENT GENDER AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK PROFILE
Secondary prevention in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) is provided by the use of statins, as well as by the impact on modiable risk factors. Rosuvastatin causes the regression of intima-media thickness (IMT) of common carotid artery (CCA), which is signicantly associated with CAD. The a...
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| Language: | Russian |
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Pyatigorsk Medical and Pharmaceutical Institute - branch of Volgograd State Medical University
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Farmaciâ i Farmakologiâ (Pâtigorsk) |
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| Online Access: | https://www.pharmpharm.ru/jour/article/view/295 |