Effects of Statin Therapy on Coronary Artery Plaque Volume and High Risk Plaque Morphology in HIV-Infected Patients with Subclinical Atherosclerosis: a Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: No studies have yet assessed the ability of statin treatment to reduce arterial inflammation and achieve regression of coronary atherosclerosis in HIV-infected patients, a population with elevated risk of myocardial infarction. METHODS: In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled t...

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Published in:Lancet HIV
Main Authors: Lo, Janet, Lu, Michael T., Ihenachor, Ezinne J., Wei, Jeffrey, Looby, Sara E., Fitch, Kathleen V., Oh, Jinhee, Zimmerman, Chloe O., Hwang, Janice, Abbara, Suhny, Plutzky, Jorge, Robbins, Gregory, Tawakol, Ahmed, Hoffmann, Udo, Grinspoon, Steven K.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4820828/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26424461
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(14)00032-0
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