Efficacy of cholesterol uptake inhibition added to statin therapy among subjects following a low-carbohydrate diet: A randomized controlled trial

American Heart Journal

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 918.e1-918.e6

  Chirinos, Julio A ^a   Williams, Monica M ^a   Bregman, David B ^b   Ashfaq, Hera ^a   Khayyam, Umar ^a   Iqbal, Nayyar ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; EZETIMIBE PLUS SIMVASTATIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SIMVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INHIBITION KINETICS; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 77951530545     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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