Statins Alter Smooth Muscle Cell Accumulation and Collagen Content in Established Atheroma of Watanabe Heritable Hyperlipidemic Rabbits
- 20 February 2001
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 103 (7), 993-999
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.103.7.993
Abstract
Background—Acute coronary syndromes often result from rupture of vulnerable plaques. The collagen content of plaques probably regulates their stability. This study tested whether HMG-CoA reductase ...Keywords
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