title: Statins for heart failure: at the crossroads between cholesterol reduction and pleiotropism?
abstract: Statins are being hailed as the new aspirin--but are they beneficial for patients with heart failure?
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: von Haehling
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Anker
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D002784:Cholesterol