Triumph of the heart
Subtitle: the story of statins
By: Jie Jack Li.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195323573
Subjects: Statins (Cardiovascular agents) -- History; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors -- history; Coronary Disease -- drug therapy; Drug Design; Drug Industry -- history; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cholesterol; title: Genesis of statins; title: Merck's triumph; title: Discovery of Lipitor; title: Development of Lipitor; title: To market, to market; title: Baycol, Crestor, and drugs beyond statins; title: Reflections.