Rosuvastatin to Prevent Vascular Events in Men and Women with Elevated C-Reactive Protein Review article

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Published: Dec 31, 2008
Keywords:
the JUPITER Study, statins, hsCRP

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Barbara Wizner
Katedra Chorób Wewnętrznych i Gerontologii Collegium Medicum UJ

Abstract

The article presents results of the JUPITER Study (Justification for the Use of Statins in Primary Prevention: an Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin) which assessed benefits of rosuvastatin therapy in apparently healthy persons without hyperlipidemia but with elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels.

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Wizner , B. (2008). Rosuvastatin to Prevent Vascular Events in Men and Women with Elevated C-Reactive Protein. Cardiology in Practice, 2(4), 162-166. Retrieved from https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/kwp/article/view/1674
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Vol 2 No 4 (2008)
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References

Ridker P.M., Danielson E., Fonseca F.A.H., Genest J., Gotto A.M., Kastelein J.J.P., Koenig W., Libby P., Lorenzatti A.J., MacFadyen J.G., Nordestgaard B.G., Shepherd J., Willerson J.T., Glynn R. (for the JUPITER Study Group*): Rosuvastatin to Prevent Vascular Events in Men and Women with Elevated C-Reactive Protein. N. Engl. J. Med. 2008, 359: 2195-207.