Comparison of effectiveness of statin monotherapy versus statin and niacin combination therapy in primary prevention and effects on calcified plaque burden

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 348-351

  Hecht, Harvey S ^a,b,c   Harman, S Mitchell ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Kronos Longevity Research Institute   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CALCIUM ION; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NICOTINIC ACID; PRAVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0037309138     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)03168-5     Document Type: Article

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