Korean Circ J.  2018 Jul;48(7):602-604. 10.4070/kcj.2018.0120.

Effects of Combination Therapy of Statin and Thiazolidinedione on Vascular Inflammation

• Lee JY
• Cha BS

• KMID: 2414894
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2018.0120

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors*
Inflammation*

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