Effect of statin treatment begun early after acute myocardial infarction on endothelial function in patients with normal levels of cholesterol;Influencia del tratamiento temprano con estatinas en la función endotelial tras el infarto de miocardio en pacientes con valores normales de colesterol. Estudio VAATOPE (VAlue of ATOrvastatin in Postinfarction Endothelium)

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 325-328

  Gómez Doblas, Juan J ^a   Jiménez Navarro, Manuel F ^a   García Pinilla, José M ^a,b   Rodríguez Bailón, Isabel ^a   Robledo, Juan ^a   Cabrera, Fernando ^a   Espinosa, Salvador ^a   De Teresa, Eduardo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA VICTORIA   (Spain)

^b Hospital University Carlos Haya de Málaga   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Atorvastatin; Endothelial function; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; STATIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM; HUMAN; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 33646232001     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13085732     Document Type: Article

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