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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: British Heart Foundation - Statins. | Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NHS inform - Statins. | Jun 26, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Impact of statin use on heart failure mortality (PDF). | Sep 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC - Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research - Statins: a repurposed drug to fight cancer. | Jul 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - How Do Statins Work? (PDF). | Mar 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - The Benefits of Taking Statins. | May 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Patient - Statins and other Lipid-lowering Medicines. | Apr 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard Health Publishing - Statins: Types, uses, side effects, and alternatives. | Feb 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mount Sinai - How to take statins. | Jan 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Heart Foundation - Statins. | Dec 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: GOV.UK - Statins: benefits and risks. | Aug 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Pharmacology - Statins and their impact on epigenetic regulation: insights into disease. | Apr 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: NHS - Statin. | Feb 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Statin. | Dec 30, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Statin Therapy: Review of Safety and Potential Side Effects. | Sep 29, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Statins: Uses, Side Effects, and More. | Jul 13, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedicineNet - Statins. | Jul 13, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMd - Side Effects of Cholesterol-Lowering Statin Drugs. | Jul 13, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: MayoClinic.com - Statins. | Jul 13, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Library of Medicine - Statins. | Jul 13, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Statins: Uses, Side Effects, and More. | Jul 13, 2011 | ||
| Updated to include information on research indicating that statins can reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism. | Apr 23, 2009 | ||
| New article added. | Aug 27, 2008 |
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