TY - BOOK ID - 77875165 TI - Triumph of the heart : the story of statins PY - 2009 SN - 0197562507 0199886652 1281998486 9786611998486 0198043511 9780198043515 9780195323573 0195323572 PB - New York : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Statins (Cardiovascular agents) KW - Hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductases KW - Statin drugs KW - Anticholesteremic agents KW - Enzyme inhibitors KW - History. KW - Inhibitors KW - Anticholesteremic agents. KW - Anticholesterol drugs KW - Antihypercholestermic agents KW - Cholesterol inhibitors KW - Cholesterol-lowering drugs KW - Hypocholesteremic agents KW - Antilipemic agents UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77875165 AB - Over 25 million people in the U.S. alone have benefited from statins (such drugs as Lipitor, Zocor, Crestor, Pravachol) in preventing stroke, heart attack, and other forms of coronary heart disease. But how did these remarkable, life-saving drugs come into being? In Triumph of the Heart, Dr. Jie Jack Li, a medicinal chemist and expert on drug discovery, tells the fascinating story of statins. Drawn from interviews with many scientists involved in the discovery and development of these drugs, the book illuminates the human side of science by revealing the role played by persistence, luck, and sudden insight that characterise major discoveries. ER -