title: The role of statin drugs in combating cardiovascular diseases –A review creator: Suresh Pichandi , Palanisamy Pasupathi, Y.Yagneswara Rao, Jawahar Farook, Athimoolam Ambika, Babu Shankar Ponnusha , Sathiyamoorthy Subramaniyam, Rajaram Virumandy, Boopathi subramaniyam Int J Cur Sci Res. subject: JOURNALS description: Statins clearly confer substantial benefit in people with established cardiovascular (CV) disease. Increased cholesterol levels have been associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and statins are therefore used in the prevention of these diseases. Studies have found that the ability of a particular statin to lower or reduce LDL is proportional to the amount it can increase HDL levels. This review article will focus on the effective role of statin in cardiovascular disease and comparison was made between various classes of statin drugs. publisher: CurrentSciDirect Publications date: 2011-04-30 type: Journal (Paginated) type: PeerReviewed format: application/pdf identifier: http://cogprints.org/7309/1/The_role_of_statin_drugs_in_combating_cardiovascular_diseases_%E2%80%93A_review.pdf identifier: Suresh Pichandi , Palanisamy Pasupathi, Y.Yagneswara Rao, Jawahar Farook, Athimoolam Ambika, Babu Shankar Ponnusha , Sathiyamoorthy Subramaniyam, Rajaram Virumandy, Boopathi subramaniyam Int J Cur Sci Res. (2011) The role of statin drugs in combating cardiovascular diseases –A review. [Journal (Paginated)] relation: http://cogprints.org/7309/