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Record 1 2013-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
DEF

A class of drugs used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, which plays a central role in the production of cholesterol in the liver.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
DEF

Classe d'hypolipidémiants utilisés comme médicaments pour baisser la cholestérolémie de personnes qui risquent une maladie cardiovasculaire à cause de leur hypercholestérolémie.

OBS

[...] l'atorvastatine, la fluvastatine, la lovastatine, la pravastatine, la rosuvastatine et la simvastatine [sont des statines] indiquées en prévention primaire et secondaire des événements cardiovasculaires ainsi que dans le traitement de l'hypercholestérolémie familiale.

Spanish

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