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sudha2015 - 01-10-11 13:30
Q True or false. Statin treatment before the onset of ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) has no effect on the incidence of plaque rupture.
1.True
2.False
sudha2015 - 01-10-11 13:30
Q True or false. Statin treatment before the onset of ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) has no effect on the incidence of plaque rupture.
1.True
2.False
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Re: 005 babbu5508 - 01-12-11 13:28 Statin treatment before the onset of ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) has no effect on the incidence of plaque rupture.
1.True
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sudha2015 - 01-12-11 14:02 False.
A recent study investigating the effects of statin treatment before the onset of STEMI on the incidence of plaque rupture detected by intravascular ultrasound found that patients with statin pretreatment (n=68) had a lower incidence of plaque rupture than those without (37% vs. 61%, P<0.001).
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