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Drug Therapy

11. Incremental benefit and cost-effectiveness of high-dose statin therapy in high-risk patients with coronary artery disease.

Author
Chan PS; Nallamothu BK; Gurm HS; Hayward RA; Vijan S;
Institution
University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. paulchan@umich.edu
Journal
Circulation. 2007 May 8;115(18):2398-409. Epub 2007 Apr 23.
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12. One-month therapy with simvastatin restores endothelial function in hypercholesterolemic children and adolescents.

Author
Ferreira WP; Bertolami MC; Santos SN; Barros MR; de Matos Barretto RB; Pontes SC Jr; Fonseca FH; Carvalho AC;
Institution
Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, Av. Dr. Dante Pazzanese, 500 Bairro Ibirapuera, 04012-180 Sao Paulo, Brazil. wferreir@uol.com.br
Journal
Pediatr Cardiol. 2007 Jan-Feb;28(1):8-13. Epub 2007 Jan 25.
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13. Treatment of hypercholesterolemia with ezetimibe in cardiac transplant recipients.

Author
Patel AR; Ambrose MS; Duffy GA; Cote H; DeNofrio D;
Institution
Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Center, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA. apatel@tufts-nemc.org
Journal
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2007 Mar;26(3):281-4.
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14. Pravastatin reduces the risk for cardiovascular disease in Japanese hypercholesterolemic patients with impaired fasting glucose or diabetes: diabetes subanalysis of the Management of Elevated Cholesterol in the Primary Prevention Group of Adult Japanese (MEGA) Study.

Author
Tajima N; Kurata H; Nakaya N; Mizuno K; Ohashi Y; Kushiro T; Teramoto T; Uchiyama S; Nakamura H;
Institution
Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine 3-25-8, Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, 105-8461 Tokyo, Japan. ntajima@jikei.ac.jp
Journal
Atherosclerosis. 2008 Aug;199(2):455-62. Epub 2008 May 28.
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15. Impact on cardiovascular events of increasing high density lipoprotein cholesterol with and without lipid lowering drugs.

Author
Wei L; Murphy MJ; MacDonald TM;
Institution
Health Informatics Centre, Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
Journal
Heart. 2006 Jun;92(6):746-51. Epub 2005 Oct 10.
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16. Statin-related adverse events: a meta-analysis.

Author
Silva MA; Swanson AC; Gandhi PJ; Tataronis GR;
Institution
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608, USA. msilva@wor.mcphs.edu
Journal
Clin Ther. 2006 Jan;28(1):26-35.
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17. Low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease: risk reduction with statin therapy.

Author
Rosenson RS;
Institution
Preventive Cardiology Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. r-rosenson@northwestern.edu
Journal
Am Heart J. 2006 Mar;151(3):556-63.
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18. Comparison of the lipid-modifying efficacy and safety profiles of ezetimibe coadministered with simvastatin in older versus younger patients with primary hypercholesterolemia: a post Hoc analysis of subpopulations from three pooled clinical trials.

Author
Feldman T; Davidson M; Shah A; Maccubbin D; Meehan A; Zakson M; Tribble D; Veltri E; Mitchel Y;
Institution
Miami Research Associates, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, USA. tfeldmanmd@aol.com
Journal
Clin Ther. 2006 Jun;28(6):849-59.
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19. The anti-atherosclerotic effects of lipid lowering with atorvastatin in patients with hypercholesterolemia.

Author
Ozaki K; Kubo T; Imaki R; Shinagawa H; Fukaya H; Ohtaki K; Ozaki S; Izumi T; Aizawa Y;
Institution
Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical & Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan. k-ozaki@hosp.niigata.niigata.jp
Journal
J Atheroscler Thromb. 2006 Aug;13(4):216-9.
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20. Consistency of lipid-altering effects of ezetimibe/simvastatin across gender, race, age, baseline low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and coronary heart disease status: results of a pooled retrospective analysis.

Author
Ose L; Shah A; Davies MJ; Rotonda J; Maccubbin D; Tribble D; Veltri E; Mitchel Y;
Institution
Lipid Clinic, Medical Department, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway. leiv.ose@klinmed.uio.no
Journal
Curr Med Res Opin. 2006 May;22(5):823-35.
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