title: Response to the letter to the editor "Can statins alter coronary plaque morphology assessed by intravascular ultrasound?".
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan hhikita-circ@umin.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hikita
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oosaka
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Naohiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Emiko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoyo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Daiki
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamiishi
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Taishi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
authors.affiliation: University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaragi, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isobe
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000473:pathology*; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors