Efficacy of Simvastatin in Reducing Aortic Dilatation in Mouse Models of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- 1 December 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy
- Vol. 24 (5-6) , 373-378
Abstract
Currently there is no effective drug therapy for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The aim of this study was to assess the ability of simvastatin to inhibit aortic dilatation in two mouse models.Keywords
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