Serum plant sterols and atherosclerosis: Is there a place for statin-ezetimibe combination? [5]

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1496-1497

  Radermecker, Régis P ^a   Scheen, André J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPESTEROL; EZETIMIBE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PHYTOSTEROL; SIMVASTATIN; SITOSTEROL;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; AZETIDINES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; PHYTOSTEROLS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33645382618     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.031     Document Type: Letter

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