Effect of plasma cholesterol reduction by pravastatin on the functional properties of forearm arteries in hypercholesterolemic patients

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 108-117

  Baldassarre, D ^a   Busnach, G ^b   Amato, M ^a   Pazzucconi, F ^a   Sirtori, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterial compliance; Hypercholesterolemia; LDL apheresis; Plethysmography; Pravastatin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PRAVASTATIN; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APHERESIS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD COMPONENT REMOVAL; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRAVASTATIN; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0033146786     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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