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Double Face of Statins at the Crossroad of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque and Aortic Valve Calcification?

Authors :
Cristina Vassalle
Alberto Clemente
Sergio Berti
Annamaria Mazzone
Dante Chiappino
Source :
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 11:1930-1931
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2018.

Abstract

We read with interest the manuscript by Lee et al. [(1)][1], which reports statin use impact on coronary plaque features. Statins increase coronary artery calcification, reducing local inflammation, changing phenotypic plaque composition, and lowering the high-risk plaques, as also observed in

Details

ISSN :
1936878X
Volume :
11
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....2a39d77b6303c84a5dfc530effa706a6