Inflamação, Pravastatina e o Risco de Eventos Coronários Após Infarto do Miocárdio em Pacientes com Níveis Médios de Colesterol

Ridker et al. (Tue,) estudaram esta questão.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69effa084f6a06657c21de19 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.98.9.839

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