Leo R Zacharski

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ID6059043
NAMELeo R Zacharski
GIVEN NAMESLeo R
FAMILY NAMEZacharski
SIGNATUREZACHARSKI L R
AFFILIATIONSLeo R. Zacharski is with Research Service, Veterans Affairs Hospital, White River Junction, VT, and the Department of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. At the time of the study, Ralph G. DePalma was with Veterans Affairs, Sierra Nevada Health Care Network, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, and the VA Central Office, Uniformed University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD. Galina Shamayeva and Bruce K. Chow are with the Veteran Affairs Cooperative Studies...
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TOTAL WORKS1
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR1
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
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  • The Statin–Iron Nexus

    Leo R Zacharski, Ralph G DePalma et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2013References: 133

    Objectives. We postulated the existence of a statin–iron nexus by which statins improve cardiovascular disease outcomes at least partially by countering proinflammatory effects of excess iron stores. Methods. Using data from a clinical trial of iron (ferritin) reduction in advanced peripheral arterial disease, the Iron and Atherosclerosis Study, we compared effects of ferritin levels versus high-density lipoprotein to low-density lipoprotein rati…