title: Statins: a brief summary.
abstract: Despite a totality of evidence indicating clear benefits of statin therapy in secondary and primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), a large number of additional trials are currently planned or in progress to help us better understand, treat, and prevent CVD. Both monotherapy and combination statin regimens are being studied to optimize treatment of the total patient and to assess mechanisms and benefits of various components of the total lipid profile.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. mpfeffer@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pfeffer
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents