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Reduction of lipoprotein(a) following treatment with lovastatin in patients with unremitting nephrotic syndrome.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Jul 1995
Brown C D, Azrolan N, Thomas L, Roberts K G, Bostom A, Zhao Z H, Friedman E A
Abstract excerpt
Pharmocologic treatment of the hyperlipidemia associated with the nephrotic syndrome with lovastatin has been previously shown to be safe and effective. However, there is no information on the effect of lovastatin treatment on plasma lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels in patients with the nephrotic syndrome. We administered lovastatin (40 to 80 mg/day) to 20 adult patients with unremitting nephrotic syndrome for 8...
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