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Pleiotropic effects support statin benefits beyond LDL lowering; extends mechanistic synthesis but leaves clinical weighting open.
Statins provide cardiovascular protective effects through pleiotropic mechanisms independent of their LDL-lowering properties.
Jean Davignon (2004) studied this question.
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