title: Additional lipid lowering trials using surrogate measurements of atherosclerosis by carotid intima-media thickness: more clarity or confusion?
authors.forename: Evan A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Stein
mesh_terms: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001384:Azetidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015415:Biomarkers; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000187:drug effects; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D000069438:Ezetimibe; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D017540:Tunica Media / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D001384:Azetidines; D015415:Biomarkers; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D000069438:Ezetimibe