title: Comparisons of short- and intermediate-term effects of pitavastatin versus atorvastatin on lipid profiles, fibrinolytic parameter, and endothelial function.
abstract: We compared short- and intermediate-term effects on lipid profiles, fibrinolytic parameter, and endothelial function between pitavastatin and atorvastatin. Short-term improvement of endothelial function was superior with pitavastatin compared to atorvastatin therapy. Pitavastatin could be a potentially better therapeutic choice for lipid-lowering and early alterations in endothelial function. Our study provides an important basis on which further trials involving larger numbers of patients may be studied prospectively.
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakabe
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Yamato
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Katsunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wakayama
authors.forename: Teru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nada
authors.forename: Satofumi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morishita
authors.forename: Hisanori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shinohara
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005342:Fibrinolysis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006538:Heptanoic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011804:Quinolines / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D008055:Lipids; D011758:Pyrroles; D011804:Quinolines; D000069059:Atorvastatin; C108475:pitavastatin