Statins: Understanding Clinical Use, 1e

STATINS: Understanding Clinical Use was written with you―the busy practitioner―in mind. It covers the class of drugs as a whole, discusses the benefits of statin use, and offers future perspectives on ancillary drug actions beyond cholesterol lowering. Leading expert Jawahar Mehta, MD offers you top-notch guidance based on his research and extensive clinical experience―all in one compact source so you don't have to wade through piles of literature to find the information you want.

• Pharmacologic and clinical profiles that offer you rationales for using statins to treat a full range of problems.
• Guidance on when to use statins as a treatment in non-cardiologic events, plus discussions of new therapeutic areas.
• Coverage of some of the hottest topics in the field, including statins in the primary prevention of atherosclerosis related events, the effects of statins on C-reactive protein and statins and bone.