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Simvastatin Lowers C-Reactive Protein Within 14 Days

DOI

349

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26

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2002

Year

Julie K. Plenge, Teri L. Hernandez, Kathleen M. Weil, Paul Poirier, Gary K. Grunwald, Santica M. Marcovina, Robert H. Eckel
Circulation

Abstract

Simvastatin lowers hsCRP by 14 days, independent of its effect on LDL cholesterol. This rapid impact of a statin on hsCRP has potential implications in the management of acute coronary syndromes.

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