Evidence for cholesterol hyperabsorbers and hyperproducers based on comparative low-density lipoprotein reductions achieved by ezetimibe versus statins

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 250-254

  Senaratne, Janek ^a   Griffiths, Jo ^a   MacDonald, Karen ^a   Senaratne, Manohara P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; EZETIMIBE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PRAVASTATIN; ROSUVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; AZETIDINES; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84865973440     PISSN: 19327501     EISSN: 1932751X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0b013e31825d29ee     Document Type: Article

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