Raising HDL cholesterol in women

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 181-191

  Eapen, Danny J ^a   Kalra, Girish L ^a   Rifai, Luay ^a   Eapen, Christina A ^b   Merchant, Nadya ^a   Khan, Bobby V ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol, heart disease; HDL; High density lipoprotein; Women

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLPROPANETHIOIC ACID S [2 [1 (2 ETHYLBUTYL)CYCLOHEXYLCARBOXAMIDO]PHENYL] ESTER; ANACETRAPIB; ATORVASTATIN; CSL 111; ESTROGEN; ETC 216; FENOFIBRATE; FIBRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GEMFIBROZIL; GESTAGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NICOTINIC ACID; ROSUVASTATIN; TORCETRAPIB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 77953452884     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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