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Anita Skinner Deputy matron/manager, Lourdes Community Nursing Home in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent

A CPD article enhanced Anita Skinner’s knowledge of the benefits and risks of statin administration

While I was aware of the link between high serum cholesterol and cardiovascular disease, I was unaware of the mechanism of atheroma development. The CPD article discussed the role of low-density lipoprotein in the development of atherosclerosis, which I found very interesting.

Nursing Standard. 28, 51, 61-61. doi: 10.7748/ns.28.51.61.s45

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