[Influence of lovastatin on serum lipids in patients with primary hyperlipidemia phenotype IIa and IIb. I. Efficacy of lovastatin in the treatment of hyperlipoproteinemia].

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30 male patients, aged 18-70 years, with primary hyperlipoproteinemia (HLP) IIa (20 persons) and IIb (10 persons), with total serum cholesterol concentration above 6.5 mmol/l and triglyceride concentration below 3.9 mmol/l were treated with lovastatin for 12 weeks, after 4 weeks of wash-out and 4 weeks of placebo period. The lovastatin dosage varied from 20-80 mg daily. There were significant differences between...

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