Short-term effect of pitavastatin on the reactive hyperemic index in post-menopausal women with high levels in serum LDL-cholesterol

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-228

  Nonogaki, Katsunori ^a   Suzuki, Marina ^a   Kanai, Naomi ^a   Sumii, Makiko ^a   Kaji, Takao ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; LDL cholesterol; Pitavastatin; RHI

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PITAVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JAPANESE; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79960153137     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.05.019     Document Type: Article

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