title: Are statins anti-inflammatory? Issues in the design and conduct of the pravastatin inflammation C-reactive protein evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. pridker@partners.org
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ridker
mesh_terms: D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control; D017035:Pravastatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D017035:Pravastatin