Effects of statins on progression of coronary artery disease as measured by intravascular ultrasound

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 492-496

  Bedi, Updesh ^a   Singh, Mukesh ^a   Singh, Param ^a   Molnar, Janos ^a   Khosla, Sandeep ^a   Arora, Rohit ^a  

^a The Chicago Medical College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NITRATE; PLACEBO; PRAVASTATIN; ROSUVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LIPID METABOLISM; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 79960438043     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2011.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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