Long-term statin therapy in patients with systolic heart failure and normal cholesterol: effects on elevated serum markers of collagen turnover, inflammation, and B-type natriuretic peptide.

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Abulhul, Esam
McDonald, Kenneth
Martos, Ramon
Phelan, Dermot
Spiers, J Paul
Hennessy, Martina
Baugh, John
Watson, Chris
O'Loughlin, Christina
Ledwidge, Mark
Affiliation
HF Unit, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin, Ireland.
Issue Date
2012-01
MeSH
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis of Variance
Biological Markers
Chi-Square Distribution
Cholesterol
Collagen
Collagen Type I
Down-Regulation
Female

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Long-term statin therapy in patients with systolic heart failure and normal cholesterol: effects on elevated serum markers of collagen turnover, inflammation, and B-type natriuretic peptide. 2012, 34 (1):91-100 Clin Ther
Journal
Clinical therapeutics
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/226379
DOI
10.1016/j.clinthera.2011.11.002
PubMed ID
22154198
Abstract
The role of statin therapy in heart failure (HF) is unclear. The amino-terminal propeptide of procollagen type III (PIIINP) predicts outcome in HF, and yet there are conflicting reports of statin therapy effects on PIIINP.
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Language
en
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1879-114X
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