Effects of atorvastatin on serum lipids of patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 244, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-147

  Hoogerbrugge, N ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Familial hypercholesterolaemia; HMG CoA reductase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; COLESTYRAMINE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SIMVASTATIN;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; APOLIPOPROTEINS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CHOLESTYRAMINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIACIN; PYRROLES; SIMVASTATIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0031904071     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1998.00352.x     Document Type: Article

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