Effect of simvastatin on endothelial function in cardiac syndrome X patients

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 652-655

  Fábián, Emília ^a   Varga, Albert ^b   Picano, Eugenio ^c   Vajo, Zoltan ^a   Rónaszéki, Aladár ^a   Csanády, Miklós ^b  

^a Elizabeth Hospital   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NITRATE; PLACEBO; SIMVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART STRESS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNDROME X; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; SIMVASTATIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444260150     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.035     Document Type: Article

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