Lipid-Lowering Efficacy of Red Yeast Rice in a Population Intolerant to Statins

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 664-666

  Venero, Carmelo V ^a   Venero, Jose V ^b   Wortham, Dale C ^a   Thompson, Paul D ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CHOLESTEROL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 76849117367     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.10.045     Document Type: Article

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