Erschienen in:
20.06.2016 | Editorial
Statins do not prevent cardiac surgery-associated AKI: is ubiquinone the missing link?
verfasst von:
Miet Schetz, Heleen Oudemans-Van Straaten
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 9/2016
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Excerpt
Statins have become one of the most commonly prescribed drugs worldwide in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Most benefits are secondary to inhibition of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA reductase) which lowers low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. However, statins also have cholesterol-independent, pleiotropic effects that occur within hours of initiation and include improved endothelial function, anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatiory, antioxidant, antithrombotic, and immunomodulatory effects [
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