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" Statins : "
edited by Allan Gaw, Christopher J. Packard, James Shepherd.
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BL
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989419
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b743789
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| Title & Author
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Statins : : the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors in perspective /\ edited by Allan Gaw, Christopher J. Packard, James Shepherd.
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Martin Dunitz ;Independence, KY :: Distributed in the USA by Taylor & Francis,, 2004.
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viii, 262 pages :: illustrations
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1841842923
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: 9781841842929
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Hyperlipidaemia as a risk factor for vascular heart disease / Allan Gaw -- 2. Lipid control in the pre-statin era / William B. Kannel and Peter W.F. Wilson -- 3. The discovery and development of the statins / Akira Endo -- 4. Comparative chemistry, pharmacology and mechanism of action of the statins / Allan Gaw and Christopher J. Packard -- 5. Ancillary benefits of the statins / Brendan M. Buckley -- 6. Angiographic and IVUS techniques evaluating progression and regression of coronary atherosclerosis : statin intervention trials in perspective / Philippine Kiès, Albert V.G. Bruschke and J. Wouter Jukema -- 7. The Scandinavian Simvastatin survival study (4S) / Ole Faergeman -- 8. Primary prevention of coronary heart disease with statins / James Shepherd -- 9. The CARE trial : the effect of pravastatin on coronary events after myocardial infarction in patients with average cholesterol levels / J. Wayne Warnica -- 10. The LIPID study : results and implications for clinical practice / Andrew M. Tonkin, on behalf of the LIPID study group -- 11. Mega-trials : the prospective Pravastatin pooling project (PPP) and the heart protection study (HPS) / Robert P. Byington and Curt D. Furberg -- 12. The prospective study of Pravastatin in the elderly at risk (PROSPER) / James Shepherd [and others] -- 13. Combination therapy with statins / Gilbert R. Thompson -- 14. Guidelines for clinical use of the statins / Christopher J. Packard -- 15. The cost-effectiveness of statin use / J. Jaime Caro and Krista F. Huybrechts -- 16. Unanswered questions about the use of statins / Mehmet Cilingiroglu and Christie M. Ballantyne -- 17. Statin therapy for the 21st century / James Shepherd.
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Antilipemic agents.
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Hyperlipidemia.
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Antilipemic agents.
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Hyperlipidemia.
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Hypolipidemic Agents.
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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors.
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Hyperlipidemias.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.3997
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| LC Classification
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RC632.H87S73 2004
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2004 A-733
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QU 85S797 2004
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Gaw, Allan.
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Packard, Christopher J.
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Shepherd, J., (James),1944-
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