title: Changes in serum lipids when fluvastatin is substituted for lovastatin in the same doses.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Prescott, Arizona 86313, USA.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Rindone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arriola
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hiller
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Achacoso
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D007211:Indoles; D008074:Lipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D000077340:Fluvastatin; D008148:Lovastatin