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Fluvastatin is reported to have a stronger influence on vessel walls, but whether its clinical effect on arterial stiffness differs significantly from other statins remains unclear.
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Fluvastatin vs other statins (pravastatin or atorvastatin)
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Background and aims: Fluvastatin is reported to have a stronger influence on vessel walls than other statins; however, it is unclear whether there is a significant difference between the clinical effect of fluvastatin and that of other statins on arterial stiffness. The present study tested whether fluvastatin has a more beneficial effect on arterial stiffness, inflammatory biomarkers, and oxidative stress than other statins.
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Ishibashi et al. (2021) studied this question.
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