Simvastatin Reduces Neointimal Thickening in Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor–Deficient Mice After Experimental Angioplasty Without Changing Plasma Lipids
- 2 July 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 106 (1), 20-23
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000022843.76104.01
Abstract
Background— Statins exert antiinflammatory and antiproliferative actions independent of cholesterol lowering. To determine whether these actions might affect neointimal formation, we investigated t...Keywords
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