25 years of statins: What happened in the 25 years since the introduction of lovastatin on the market and in clinical practice

Abstract

Statins represent the most powerfull lipid lowering agents. They are not only lowering cholesterol, but they are before all able to lower cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

They represent very important group of drugs used in preventive cardiology.

Keywords

• Statin
• lovastatin
• atorvastatin
• intervention studies