Meta-analysis of natural therapies for hyperlipidemia: Plant sterols and stanols versus policosanol

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-183

  Chen, Judy T ^a   Wesley, Robert ^b   Shamburek, Robert D ^c   Pucino, Frank ^b   Csako, Gyorgy ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Hypercholesterolemia; Hyperlipidemia; LDL; Natural therapy; Plant stanols; Plant sterols; Policosanol

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BILE ACID SEQUESTRANT; EZETIMIBE; FIBRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; NICOTINIC ACID; PHYTOSTEROL; PLACEBO; POLICOSANOL; STANOL ESTER; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

APPETITE DISORDER; ARTHRALGIA; ASTHENIA; BULIMIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPEPSIA; EMBASE; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FECES COLOR; FLATULENCE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INSOMNIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEG CRAMP; LEUKOPENIA; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; NERVOUSNESS; POLYDIPSIA; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN DISEASE; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CORONARY DISEASE; FATTY ALCOHOLS; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; PHYTOSTEROLS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SITOSTEROLS;

EID: 13544277440     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.25.2.171.56942     Document Type: Review

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