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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
High-intensity statin therapy can alter the progressive nature of diabetic atherosclerosis, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in Diabetes Care.
Brian Stegman, M.D., from the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues compared changes in biochemistry and coronary percent atheroma volume (PAV) in 159 patients with and 880 without diabetes. Coronary atheroma volume was measured using serial intravascular ultrasound in patients treated with rosuvastatin 40 mg or atorvastatin 80 mg for 24 months.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-high-intensity-statins-diabetic-atherosclerosis.html
Brian Stegman, M.D., from the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues compared changes in biochemistry and coronary percent atheroma volume (PAV) in 159 patients with and 880 without diabetes. Coronary atheroma volume was measured using serial intravascular ultrasound in patients treated with rosuvastatin 40 mg or atorvastatin 80 mg for 24 months.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-high-intensity-statins-diabetic-atherosclerosis.html