Introduction. Review of major recent findings supporting treatments to control advanced plaques of atherosclerosis

Am J Med. 2009 Jan;122(1 Suppl):S1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.10.012.

Author

William Insull Jr¹

Affiliation

¹ Section of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030-3411, USA. winsull@bcm.edu

PMID: 19110083
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.10.012

No abstract available

Publication types

Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Anticholesteremic Agents / therapeutic use*
Cholesterol / metabolism
Coronary Artery Disease* / drug therapy
Coronary Artery Disease* / epidemiology
Coronary Artery Disease* / pathology
Developed Countries / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Inflammation / epidemiology

Substances

Anticholesteremic Agents
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Cholesterol