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ASTEROID: Regression of Atherosclerosis With Rosuvastatin Confirmed by QCA
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Title ASTEROID: Regression of Atherosclerosis With Rosuvastatin Confirmed by QCA
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/572683?src=rss
Description Rosuvastatin significantly reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and raised high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and these improvements in lipid parameters decreased stenosis. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Apr 9, 2008
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