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The cholesterol wars : the skeptics vs. the preponderance of evidence /
Today, in the era of the statins (cholesterol lowering drugs), there is no longer any doubt about the value of lowering blood cholesterol levels. This book chronicles the controversy that swirled around the 'lipid hypothesis' of atherosclerosis for so many years. In fact, 'the lower t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego, Calif. :
Academic Press,
2007.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Thoughts on the Nature of Medical Controversy in General and an Overview of the Cholesterol Controversy in Particular
- Animal Models of Atherosclerosis
- Early Evidence Linking Hypercholesterolemia to Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease
- Lipoproteins and Metabolism
- In Search of a Pathogenesis
- Basic Science Foundations
- Searching for Drugs that would Lower Blood Cholesterol Safely and Effectively
- 1984 Coronary Primary Prevention Trial
- Statins
- A Look at the Future.