title: Are statin effects mediated through, or in spite of, their cholesterol-lowering action?
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mascitelli
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pezzetta
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D002784:Cholesterol