title: Carotid atherosclerosis: is it treatable?
abstract: The assessment of brachial-artery FMD is a reliable, reproducible and noninvasive tool for evaluating endothelial dysfunction, which, together with endothelial inflammation, causes carotid atherosclerosis. Atorvastatin therapy can reverse endothelial dysfunction after 4 months, and may have significant anti-inflammatory effects if continued for more than 4 months. Importantly, statin therapy can be used to treat carotid atherosclerosis.
authors.forename: Yuk-Keung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors