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ReviewIndian heart journal2024

Role of statins in the management of dyslipidaemia.

Saumitra Ray

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Review in Indian heart journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Saumitra RayIntervention Cardiology, Advanced Medical Research Institute (Dhakuria), 99/5/C, Ballygunge Place, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Electronic address: drsaumitra@yahoo.co.in.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blood cholesterol has firmly been established as a crucial risk factor for the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) by elegant epidemiological studies. Naturally, means to reduce blood cholesterol level took the centerstage of research in this field. After initial lukewarm results with nicotinic acid, fibrates and some other agents, statins emerged as the most effective class of medicine to reduce blood cholesterol; in particular, the most atherogenic low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Also, they are very safe and well tolerated. As ASCVD comes in various stages, statins have also been tried in different settings, e.g., primary prevention, secondary prevention, as part of coronary intervention strategy, familial hypercholesterolemia, etc. Almost in all clinical scenarios, statins proved themselves to impart clinical benefit. Though side effects of statins are outweighed by their benefits, nonetheless clinicians should detect the side effects early to avoid major problems.

Indexed as

Anticholesteremic AgentsAtherosclerosisCardiovascular DiseasesDyslipidemiasHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHyperlipoproteinemia Type IICholesterol, LDLHumansAnticholesteremic AgentsCholesterol, LDLHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseCholesterolFamilial hypercholesterolemiaMetabolic syndromeStatin

Identifiers

PMID38599727
PMCPMC11019333

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