title: [Dyslipidemia in the uremic patient: the therapeutic role played by simvastatin].
abstract: Simvastatin is a pharmacological molecule belonging to the family of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, recently included in plasma cholesterol lowering therapy. The authors carried out a study on the possible triglyceride lowering activity of simvastatin in dialyzed patients with chronic uremia considering its particular mechanism of action. The subjects selected for the study were suffering from uremia either complied with dosage prescribed or not. The obtained data showed the substance's triglyceride lowering effect, but no simvastatin-related side effect in the dialysed patients with uremia. For these reasons and for the substance's well-known cholesterol-lowering effect, simvastatin seems to deserve the definition of choice drug in the treatment of altered lipidemia in patients with uremia.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Polidisciplinare di Clinica Medica e Terapia Medica, Università degli Studi di Messina.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bellinghieri
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Angelé
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Savica
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D008148:Lovastatin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D019821:Simvastatin; D014511:Uremia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D008148:Lovastatin; D019821:Simvastatin
vernacular_title: La dislipidemia dell'uremico: ruolo terapeutico svolto dalla simvastatina.