Interaction of exercise and simvastatin on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury and post-ischemic cardiac function

Simvastatin is one of the statins, which are a class of drugs originally developed to fight cardiovascular disease by lowering cholesterol. However, it is now clear that they have effects independent of cholesterol. For example, statin therapy, like exercise, induces adaptations within the heart tha...

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Main Author: Meissner, Maxi
Other Authors: Starnes, Joseph W.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/31278