EFFECT OF PITAVASTATIN ON PRESSURE OVERLOAD-INDUCED HEART FAILURE IN MICE

Background 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins), which are widely used to lower plasma cholesterol levels, have been reported to have various pleiotropic effects such as angiogenic effect, antioxidant effect and antiinflammatory effect.

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Published inJournal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 59; no. 13; p. E1062
Main Authors Kameda, Yoshihito, Hasegawa, Hiroshi, Kubota, Akihiko, Tadokoro, Hiroyuki, Kobayashi, Yoshio, Takano, Hiroyuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Elsevier Inc 27.03.2012
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Cardiology
Cardiomyocytes
Cardiovascular
Drug therapy
Heart failure
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ISSN0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI10.1016/S0735-1097(12)61063-8

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Summary:Background 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins), which are widely used to lower plasma cholesterol levels, have been reported to have various pleiotropic effects such as angiogenic effect, antioxidant effect and antiinflammatory effect.
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ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(12)61063-8