Statins in Heart Failure

被引:4
作者
Deedwania, Prakash C. [1 ]
Javed, Usman [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Div Cardiol, Vet Affairs Cent Calif Hlth Care Syst, Fresno, CA 93703 USA
关键词
Statin; Heart failure;
D O I
10.1016/j.ccl.2008.06.006
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 [临床医学]; 100201 [内科学];
摘要
This article reviews the results from several recent reports describing the safety and efficacy of statin therapy in the setting of heart failure. It additionally discusses the ongoing controversy regarding the lipid paradox and possible mechanisms responsible for potential benefit of statin therapy in heart failure.
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页数:16
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