Efficacy and safety of Simvastatin for high-risk hypercholesterolemia

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1043-1048

  Mölgaard, Jörgen ^a   Wärjerstam Elf, Susanne ^a   Olsson, Anders G ^a  

^a Department of Medicine and Care   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COLESTYRAMINE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; SIMVASTATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CREATINE KINASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SIMVASTATIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0345040183     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00012-0     Document Type: Article

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