Rosuvastatin treatment improves arterial stiffness with lowering blood pressure in healthy hypercholesterolemic patients

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1284-1287

  Oh, Pyung Chun ^a   Han, Seung Hwan ^a   Koh, Kwang Kon ^a   Lee, Kyounghoon ^a   Seo, Jong Goo ^a   Suh, Soon Yong ^a   Ahn, Taehoon ^a   Choi, In Suck ^a   Shin, Eak Kyun ^a  

^a Gachon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Blood pressure; Hypercholesterolemia; Statin

Indexed keywords

FLUOROBENZENE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; ROSUVASTATIN; SULFONAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FLUOROBENZENES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRIMIDINES; SULFONAMIDES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84908248430     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.181     Document Type: Article

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