"Rosuvastatin Calcium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rosuvastatin Calcium" by people in Profiles.
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Short-term rosuvastatin therapy for prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Jan 7-14; 63(1):62-70.