Recent in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrated a LDL-independent action of ... pathogenetic mechanisms. Randomized studies demonstrated a beneficial effect of short-term statin pretreatment ...

Statins, including atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, pitavastatin ... Although their main mechanism of action is lowering of LDL-C, statins may also contribute to lower ASCVD rates via ...

However, in the studies previously described, statin administration was started ... scenario of ACS and the anti-inflammatory action of statins, it could be hypothesized that the benefit of ...