EFFECT OF LOVASTATIN ADMINISTERED EVERY OTHER DAY ON SERUM LOW-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL GREATER-THAN-160 MG/DL

被引:18
作者
RINDONE, JP [1 ]
ACHACOSO, R [1 ]
BLEDSOE, R [1 ]
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[1] VET AFFAIRS MED CTR,DEPT MED,PRESCOTT,AZ 86313
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10.1016/S0002-9149(99)80089-7
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We undertook a pilot study examining the efficacy of lovastatin 20 mg every other day in patients with hypercholesterolemia, and found lovastatin to be effective in lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels in patients with serum LDL >160 mg/dl.
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