Statin dose reduction with complementary diet therapy: A pilot study of personalized medicine

• Main Authors: Bianca Scolaro (Author), Marina S. Nogueira (Author), Aline Paiva (Author), Adriana Bertolami (Author), Lucia P. Barroso (Author), Tomas Vaisar (Author), Sean P. Heffron (Author), Edward A. Fisher (Author), Inar A. Castro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Statin intolerance, whether real or perceived, is a growing issue in clinical practice. Our aim was to evaluate the effects of reduced-dose statin therapy complemented with nutraceuticals. Methods: First phase: Initially, 53 type 2 diabetic statin-treated patients received a supplementati...