Effect of atorvastatin (80 mg) on recurrent ischemia in unstable angina pectoris or non-ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1355-1357

  Correia, Luis C L ^a   Magalhães, Luiz P ^b   Santana, Oto ^b   Rocha, Mário S ^b   Passos, Luiz C S ^b   D'Oliveira Jr , Argemiro ^b   Esteves, J Péricles ^b   Spósito, Andrei C ^b  

^a NONE   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; HEART ENZYME; TROPONIN I;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0037612191     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00330-8     Document Type: Article

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