Statins—Almost 30 Years of Use in the United States and Still Not Quite There
Author:
- Robert A. HarringtonRHRobert A. Harrington
Open Access
- 1 January 2017
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Cardiology
- Vol. 2 (1) , 66
Abstract
The first statin, lovastatin, was approved for commercial use in the United States almost 30 years ago on September 1, 1987. Since that time, tens of millions oKeywords
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