High-dose statin therapy: benefits and safety in aggressive lipid lowering

J Fam Pract. 2008 May;57(5 Suppl High-Dose):S29-36.

Authors

Peter P Toth¹, Michael H Davidson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Illinois School of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois, USA.

PMID: 18662521

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / blood
Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
Cholesterol, LDL / blood*
Cholesterol, LDL / drug effects
Clinical Trials as Topic
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors* / administration & dosage
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors* / adverse effects
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors* / therapeutic use
Hypercholesterolemia* / complications
Hypercholesterolemia* / drug therapy
Male
Risk Factors

Substances

Cholesterol, LDL
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors