Background. Several studies have reported that statins have anti‐inflammatory effects.
Nevertheless, results of clinical trials concerning the effect of statins on the levels of C …

Statins are competitive inhibitors of hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase and
have been used to treat elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) for almost four …

Moreover, over the last few years the approach to treatment of patients with a high
cardiovascular risk has totally changed from treatment aimed at a specific risk factor (ie …

Background. Although vaccine rollout for COVID‐19 has been effective in some countries,
there is still an urgent need to reduce disease transmission and severity. We recently carried …

During cardiac reperfusion after myocardial infarction, the heart is subjected to cascading
cycles of ischaemia reperfusion injury (IRI). Patients presenting with this injury succumb to …

The impact of statins on COVID-19 remains unclear. This study aims to investigate whether
statin exposure assessed both in the population and in well-defined cohorts of COVID-19 …

Inflammation plays a critical role in several diseases such as cancer, gastric, heart and
nervous system diseases. Data suggest that the activation of mammalian target of rapamycin …

Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) might affect everyone, but people with
comorbidities such as hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD) may often have more …

Abstract The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was declared in early 2020
after several unexplained pneumonia cases were first reported in Wuhan, China, and …

Background The use of rosuvastatin plus colchicine and emtricitabine/tenofovir in
hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 disease (COVID-19) has not been assessed. The …