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Study suggests patients receiving low dose steroid at increased risk of cardiovascular disease – Hindustan Times
While high doses of steroids are known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, the impact of lower doses is unknown. A study suggests that even low doses…
Glucocorticoids are steroids widely prescribed to treat a range of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. While high doses of steroids are known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, the impact of lower doses is unknown. A study suggests that even low doses of glucocorticoid may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
The study led by Mar Pujades-Rodriguez at Leeds University and colleagues was published in PLOS Medicine.
To quantify glucocorticoid dose-dependent cardiovascular…
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