Differences in action of atorvastatin and ezetimibe in lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and effect on endothelial function - Randomized controlled trial

Circulation Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1791-1798

  Matsue, Yuya ^a,b   Matsumura, Akihiko ^a   Suzuki, Makoto ^a   Hashimoto, Yuji ^a   Yoshida, Masayuki ^b  

^a KAMEDA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Endothelial function; Statin

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; EZETIMIBE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PARALLEL DESIGN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; TONOMETRY; TURBIDIMETRY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; AZETIDINES; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRROLES; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84879400033     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-13-0033     Document Type: Article

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