Effect of atorvastatin 15 mg/week on serum lipids in patients with hypercholesterolemia.
Atorvastatin 15 mg/week was administered to 21 patients with hypercholesterolemia for 2 months. The mean low-density lipoprotein concentration decreased by 20% after treatment.
Rindone
J P
JP
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Prescott, Arizona 86313, USA. joseph.rindone@med.va.gov
Dzurick
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J
Hiller
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Peralta
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D000368:Aged; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006538:Heptanoic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects
D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D008055:Lipids; D011758:Pyrroles; D002784:Cholesterol; D000069059:Atorvastatin