Prevention of arterial stiffening by using low-dose atorvastatin in diabetes is associated with decreased malondialdehyde.

Without affecting the lipid profile, a low-dose treatment with atorvastatin contributes to the reduction of oxidative stress, inflammation, and adverse cardiovascular events in diabetes. In this study, we investigated whether low-dose atorvastatin exerts any beneficial effect on vascular dynamics in...

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Main Authors: Chih-Hsien Wang, Ru-Wen Chang, Ya-Hui Ko, Pi-Ru Tsai, Shoei-Shen Wang, Yih-Sharng Chen, Wen-Je Ko, Chun-Yi Chang, Tai-Horng Young, Kuo-Chu Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3942436?pdf=render