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The Efficacy And Safety Of Statins In The Primary Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease, Kayla M. Ashton
The Efficacy And Safety Of Statins In The Primary Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease, Kayla M. Ashton
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Papers
Atherosclerotic plaques can form in the blood vessels from particles of cholesterol. These plaques are a major cause of cardiovascular disease and have the ability to result in fatal cardiovascular events. In researching this topic, PubMed, the Cochrane Library, DynaMed, and ClinicalKey were all utilized in finding articles published from 2002 to 2018. There are several organizations with conflicting guidelines recommending the use of statin medications in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. The research evaluated discovers data is inconclusive on the benefit of statin medications in this primary prevention as well as the safety of long-term statin use. Some …
Chlamydia Pneumoniae In Cardiovascular Diseases: Risk Factor Or Incidental Finding?, Steven Piroso
Chlamydia Pneumoniae In Cardiovascular Diseases: Risk Factor Or Incidental Finding?, Steven Piroso
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a multifactorial disease that involves the interplay of many risk factors. Traditional risk factors as defined by the American Heart Association fail to account for all instances of atherosclerosis and CVD. Only within the last 100 years have infectious diseases gained prominence as potential risk factors for cardiovascular illnesses. Within the last 50 years, Chlamydiae pneumoniae, a pervasive intracellular pathogen, has been implicated in the development of atherosclerosis and CVD. This investigation aimed to clarify the relationship between Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) and CVD. This task was accomplished through in-depth research within the literature of PubMed, …