The impact of ezetimibe and high-dose of statin treatment on LDL levels in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 280-281

  Pitsavos, Christos ^a   Skoumas, Ioannis ^a   Tousoulis, Dimitris ^a   Metalinos, George ^a   Masoura, Constantina ^a   Chrysohoou, Christina ^a   Papadimitriou, Lambros ^a   Giotsas, Nikolaos ^a   Toutouza, Marina ^a   Antoniades, Charalambos ^a   Stefanadis, Christodoulos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ezetimibe; Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia; Statins

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; ATORVASTATIN; EZETIMIBE; FLUINDOSTATIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PRAVASTATIN; ROSUVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; AZETIDINES; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 64849097241     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.065     Document Type: Article

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