Auflistung Nach Schlagwort "Statins"
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Can statin therapy reduce the risk of melanoma? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
(2010)A growing body of literature suggests that statins may have a chemopreventive potential against melanoma through pleiotropic anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antiangiogenesis mechanisms. Our aim was to examine this ... -
Lipid metabolism and osteoarthritis: Lessons from atherosclerosis
(2011)Osteoarthritis (OA) is an age-related degenerative disease comprising the main reason of handicap in the Western world. Interestingly, to date, there are neither available biomarkers for early diagnosis of the disease nor ... -
Statins and Infrainguinal Vascular Bypass Procedures
(2013)Statins exert several beneficial effects on patients with peripheral arterial disease, whether managed conservatively or undergoing open surgical/endovascular procedures. Statins improve perioperative and long-term mortality ... -
Statins and outcome after hospitalization for COPD exacerbation: A prospective study
(2011)Background: Retrospective studies have shown that the use of statins is associated with reduced mortality and decreased hospitalizations from COPD, but data from prospective studies are lacking. Methods: We followed-up ... -
Statins in bacteremia, sepsis and pneumonia: Have we found the holy grail?
(2009)Statins, beyond their lipid lowering properties, have pleiotropic properties that may modulate the inflammatory cascade and potentially could be useful in the management of inflammatory conditions such as bacteremia and ...