[Subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in patients with familial combined hyperlipidemia. Two years follow-up after treatment with high doses of atorvastatin].

Abstract

Carotid ultrasonography is useful to detect subclinical atherosclerosis in high risk cardiovascular patients such as subjects with FCH. Treatment with high doses of atorvastatin induces the regression of carotid plaque thickness after 2 years follow-up. Our results suggest that intensive treatment with atorvastatin could be useful to reduce the development of cardiovascular disease in this group of patients.

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Subjects

• Anticholesteremic Agents
• Carotid Artery Diseases
• Female
• Heptanoic Acids
• Humans
• Hyperlipidemia, Familial Combined
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Plaque, Atherosclerotic
• Pyrroles
• Statistics, Nonparametric

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Authors

• Sergio Martínez-Hervás
• Antonia Priego
• Rosario Lorente
• Mercedes Molina
• M Inmaculada Navarro-Hidalgo
• José T Real
• Juan F Ascaso

Publication date

2012-01-13

Journal

Journal topics

• Medicine

Language

Spa.

Copyright

Medicina clinica

Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España. Sergio.Martinez [at] uv.es

Release reference

Med Clin (Barc). 2012 Jan;138(1):1-6

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