"Rosuvastatin Calcium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA-REDUCTASE INHIBITOR, or statin, that reduces the plasma concentrations of LDL-CHOLESTEROL; APOLIPOPROTEIN B, and TRIGLYCERIDES while increasing HDL-CHOLESTEROL levels in patients with HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA and those at risk for CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.
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D000068718
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.884.650 D02.455.526.510.432.500 D02.886.590.700.650 D03.383.742.775
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rosuvastatin Calcium" by people in Profiles.
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Association of Region and Hospital and Patient Characteristics With Use of High-Intensity Statins After Myocardial Infarction Among Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA Cardiol. 2019 09 01; 4(9):865-872.
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Influence of Statins and Cholesterol on Mortality Among Patients With Pancreatic Cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2017 05; 109(5).
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Adherence to Metformin, Statins, and ACE/ARBs Within the Diabetes Health Plan (DHP). J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Nov; 30(11):1645-50.