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Články z PhysOrgBenefits of statin therapy may extend beyond lowering lipids

4. 1 2012 (22:24)

People with high cholesterol are at risk of heart attack and stroke because atherosclerotic plaques within their arteries can rupture triggering the formation of a blood clot called an occlusive thrombus that cuts off the blood supply to their heart or brain.