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Statin therapy exerts cholesterol-independent pleiotropic effects, including improving endothelial function, increasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells, and promoting angiogenesis.
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Statins exhibit pleiotropic, cholesterol-independent effects including improved endothelial function, plaque stabilization, and mobilization of endothelial progenitor cells.
James K. Liao (2004) conducted an editorial in Cardiovascular disease. Statin therapy was evaluated. Statin therapy exerts cholesterol-independent pleiotropic effects, including improving endothelial function, increasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells, and promoting angiogenesis.
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