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Statins: Understanding Clinical Use - Softcover

Mehta MD PhD, Jawahar L.

 
9780721603803: Statins: Understanding Clinical Use

Synopsis

This new book is written for the busy practitioner in mind, and covers the class of drugs as a whole. It discusses the benefits of statin use, and offers future perspectives on ancillary drug actions beyond cholesterol lowering. Leading expert Jawahar Mehta MD offers you top-notch guidance based on his research and extensive clinical experience - all in one compact source so you don't have to wade through piles of literature to find the information you want.

  • Pharmacologic and clinical profiles that offer you rationales for using statins to treat a full range of problems.
  • Guidance on when to use statins as a treatment in non-cardiologic events, plus discussions of new therapeutic areas.
  • Coverage of some of the hottest topics in the field, including statins in the primary prevention of atherosclerosis related events, the effects of statins on C-reactive protein and statins and bone.

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