title: Rosuvastatin may stabilize vulnerable carotid plaques and reduce carotid intima media thickness in patients with hyperlipidemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Liaocheng People's Hospital and Clinical School of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, Liaocheng 252000, PR China.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Echocardiography, Liaocheng People's Hospital and Clinical School of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, Liaocheng 252000, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Liaocheng People's Hospital and Clinical School of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, Liaocheng 252000, PR China.
authors.forename: Tai
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Liaocheng People's Hospital and Clinical School of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, Liaocheng 252000, PR China.
authors.forename: De-Yong
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Liaocheng People's Hospital and Clinical School of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, Liaocheng 252000, PR China.
authors.forename: Yan-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Liaocheng People's Hospital and Clinical School of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, Liaocheng 252000, PR China.
authors.forename: Qian-Feng
authors.initials: QF
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Liaocheng People's Hospital and Clinical School of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, Liaocheng 252000, PR China.
authors.forename: Lan-Hua
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Liaocheng People's Hospital and Clinical School of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, Liaocheng 252000, PR China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Liaocheng People's Hospital and Clinical School of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, Liaocheng 252000, PR China. Electronic address: yaohc66@126.com.
authors.forename: Heng-Chen
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D059168:Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000068718:Rosuvastatin Calcium / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D000068718:Rosuvastatin Calcium
keywords: Carotid intima media thickness; Hyperlipidemia; Rosuvastatin