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August 01, 2006; Volume 73,Issue 8
Bhatt, Deepak L.
- You have accessUsing statins to treat inflammation in acute coronary syndromes: Are we there yet?Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, Taral Patel, MD and Deepak L. Bhatt, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2006, 73 (8) 760-766;
Inflammation and oxidative damage play direct roles in coronary artery disease. In patients with acute coronary syndromes, early and aggressive statin therapy reduces the risk of future cardiovascular events.