by Jie Jack Li · Oxford University Press · tapa dura · ISBN 9780195323573
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«Triumph of the Heart: The Story of Statins» is the historical essay by Jie Jack Li, published by Oxford University Press in hardback (224 pages, in English).
History of the development of statins, the drugs that lower cholesterol and have prevented heart attacks and strokes. Jie Jack Li, a medicinal chemist, reconstructs the discovery of drugs such as Lipitor and Zocor from interviews with scientists, and shows the weight of persistence, luck and intuition in research.
The work, published in 2009, is organised in eight chapters that go from cholesterol to the arrival on the market of statins and other drugs, with bibliography, notes and index.
Intended for health professionals, medical students and those curious about science; its reading does not require prior chemical training.
