...Magdalena Szotowska; Beata Czerwienska; Marcin Adamczak; Jerzy Chudek; Andrzej Wiecek Objective: It has not been conclusively proven whether or not the beneficial effect of statins on the cardiovascular system is mediated through their influence on adipokine secretion. We designed a prospective...

... inhibitors also have a blood pressure lowering effect. We examined whether treatment with a statin interferes with blood pressure regulation and antihypertensive treatment after renal transplantation. Methods: 74 patients were treated with initially 20 mg of pravastatin daily immediately after kidney...

... strategy. Until now, intravascular ultrasound imaging (IVUS) has been the only in vivo imaging modality which allows serial analysis of plaque burden and plaque composition on a volumetric basis. Several serial IVUS studies have shown that chronic statin therapy could decrease or even halt plaque growth...

... Words Innate immunity Danger model Atherosclerosis risk factors Atherosclerosis treatment Statins Abstract In the last few years atherosclerosis has been recognized as an in ammatory process. Assessment of low-grade in ammation with indexes like C-reactive protein (CRP) is considered indicative...