Changes in serum lipids when fluvastatin is substituted for lovastatin in the same doses.
This study evaluated changes in serum lipids when fluvastatin was substituted for lovastatin using equivalent doses. Results showed that serum lipids, especially low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, significantly increase with this substitution.
Rindone
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Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Prescott, Arizona 86313, USA.
Arriola
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Hiller
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Achacoso
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D000368:Aged; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077340:Fluvastatin; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008148:Lovastatin / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D007211:Indoles; D008074:Lipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D000077340:Fluvastatin; D008148:Lovastatin