Medical Synopsis: Is red yeast rice capsule beneficial for treating dyslipidemia amongst statin-intolerant patients as compared to placebo?

Advances in Integrative Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 151-152

  Chung, Vincent C H ^a   Liu, Siya ^a   Sit, Regina W S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLACEBO; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MYALGIA; OUTPATIENT; TOTAL CHOLESTEROL LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LEVEL;

EID: 84995783167     PISSN: 22129588     EISSN: 22129596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aimed.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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