Why the study?
Do lipid-lowering interventions (including statins) reduce platelet activity in high-risk patients?
Do lipid-lowering interventions (including statins) reduce platelet activity in high-risk patients?
Lipid-lowering therapies such as statins may provide additional cardiovascular benefits by normalizing platelet activity and reducing atherothrombotic risk.
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Suggests added platelet benefit from lipid-lowering therapy; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Haralampos J. Milionis (1999) studied this question.
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