Statin Use and Leg Functioning in Patients With and Without Lower-Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease

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Mary Mcdermott · National Institute on Aging

Jack M. Guralnik · Evanston Hospital

Philip Greenland · University of California, San Diego

William H. Pearce · National Institute on Aging

Michael H. Criqui · Evanston Hospital

Kiang Liu · Evanston Hospital

Lloyd M. Taylor ·

Abstract

Statin use is associated with superior leg functioning compared with no statin use, independent of cholesterol levels and other potential confounders. These data suggest that non-cholesterol-lowering properties of statins may favorably influence functioning in persons with and without peripheral arterial disease.

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Peripheral Artery Disease Management Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases

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Published in: Circulation

Volume 107, Issue 5, pp. 757-761

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000050380.64025.07

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Statin Use and Leg Functioning in Patients With and Without Lower-Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease

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