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Elevated baseline triglyceride levels modulate effects of HMGCoA reductase inhibitors on plasma lipoproteins.
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Jan 2001
Drmanac S, Heilbron D C, Pullinger C R, Jafari M, Gietzen D, Ukrainczyk T, Cho M H, Frost P H, Siradze K, Drmanac R T, Kane J P, Malloy M J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The response in levels of very-low-density (VLDL) and low-density (LDL) lipoproteins varies substantially among hyperlipidemic patients during treatment with HMGCoA reductase inhibitors. Apolipoprotein E genotype and gender are known to contribute to the regulation of steady state levels of plasma lipoproteins. This study explores the effect of these and other potential determinants of the response of...
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