Cardiovascular prevention: Lifestyle and statins – competitors or companions?
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Cardiovascular prevention: lifestyle and statins--competitors or companions?
Favourable lifestyles promote cardiovascular protection. Exercise can induce beneficial changes in the genome that decrease low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and increase anti-inflammatory markers. The Mediterranean dietary pattern, fortified by nuts, while not reducing weight, reduces mortality. Lifestyle changes combined with statin therapy provide potent protection against coronary...
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Medical Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2078-5135
DOI: 10.7196/samj.7942