Atorvastatin helps make the new blood vessels inside artery plaques less leaky by helping support cells stick better and sealing gaps between vessel lining cells, which may stop bleeding inside the plaque.

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Atorvastatin pleiotropically decreases intraplaque angiogenesis and intraplaque haemorrhage by inhibiting ANGPT2 release and VE-Cadherin internalization

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2021 Aug

The study found that atorvastatin makes dangerous blood vessel leaks in artery plaques less likely by strengthening the glue between blood vessel cells and attracting support cells, even without lowering cholesterol—exactly what the claim says.

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Atorvastatin pleiotropically decreases intraplaque angiogenesis and intraplaque haemorrhage by inhibiting ANGPT2 release and VE-Cadherin internalization

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DOI: 10.1007/s10456-021-09767-9

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