title: [Personal experience with lovastatin, a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (Mevacor, MSD) in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia].
abstract: The authors administered lovastatin (Mevacor, MSD) to 18 patients with primary hyperlipoproteinaemia (familial and non-familial) with a lipoprotein pattern type IIa and IIb. During treatment a marked reduction of atherogenic indicators of the lipid metabolism occurred, i.e. a decline of total cholesterol (-28.6%), LDL-cholesterol -39%), apolipoprotein B (-18.6%), the index of total cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol (-44.6%) and the index LDL-cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol (-48.2%). At the same time a favourable effect on indicators of the lipid metabolism to which a protective action is ascribed was recorded: a rise of HDL-cholesterol (+13.6%) and apolipoprotein AI (+13%) and AII (+13%). An excellent effect was observed also in four heterozygotes with familial hypercholesterolaemia which is usually rather resistant to other types of hypolipidaemic treatment. The drug was very well tolerated and subjective side-effects of treatment were minimal. Despite the fact that a number of laboratory indicators was followed up, the authors did not observe any undesirable side-effects, only a transient and marginal rise of ALT in one patient. Lovastatin is, due to its potent hypolipidaemic effect, a new hope in the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia. Its usefulness in the prevention of ischaemic heart disease, as well as its safety during prolonged administration are tested at present in long-term investigations.
authors.affiliation: III. interní klinika FNsP, Olomouc.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vaverková
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Skottová
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pudilová
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Horcicka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jezdinský
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trtková
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008148:Lovastatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D008148:Lovastatin
vernacular_title: Nase zkusenosti s inhibitorem HMG-CoA reduktázy lovastatinem (Mevacor, MSD) v lecbe hypercholesterolémie.