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Does statin monotherapy address the multiple lipid abnormalities in type 2 diabetes?James Shepherd
Department of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G4 OSF, Scotland, UK
Atheroscler Suppl 6:15-9. 2005..In order to achieve improved outcomes in diabetes patients, it will be important to address other abnormalities in their lipid profiles, including elevated triglycerides and low HDL-C...- Monotherapy vs combination therapy for dyslipidemia in the elderlyJames Shepherd
University Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Am J Geriatr Cardiol 17:108-13. 2008.... - Diabetes in tomorrow's world: dark clouds do have silver liningsJames Shepherd
Institute of Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
Diabetes Obes Metab 4:351-5. 2002 - Intensive lipid lowering with atorvastatin in patients with coronary artery disease, diabetes, and chronic kidney diseaseJames Shepherd
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Mayo Clin Proc 83:870-9. 2008.... - Pravastatin in elderly individuals at risk of vascular disease (PROSPER): a randomised controlled trialJames Shepherd
University Department of Pathological Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, Royal Infirmary, Scotland, Glasgow, UK
Lancet 360:1623-30. 2002..Our aim was to test the benefits of pravastatin treatment in an elderly cohort of men and women with, or at high risk of developing, cardiovascular disease and stroke... - Effect of intensive lipid lowering with atorvastatin on renal function in patients with coronary heart disease: the Treating to New Targets (TNT) studyJames Shepherd
Department of Vascular Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, G31 2ER, UK
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2:1131-9. 2007..This subanalysis of the Treating to New Targets study investigated how intensive lipid lowering with 80 mg of atorvastatin affects renal function when compared with 10 mg in patients with coronary heart disease... - Guidelines for lowering lipids to reduce coronary artery disease risk: a comparison of rosuvastatin with atorvastatin, pravastatin, and simvastatin for achieving lipid-lowering goalsJames Shepherd
Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Am J Cardiol 91:11C-17C; discussion 17C-19C. 2003..001). A total of 71% of patients treated with rosuvastatin 10 mg who had triglyceride levels > or =200 mg/dL met both their LDL cholesterol and their non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals... - Preventing the next event in the elderly: the PROSPER perspectiveJames Shepherd
Department of Pathological Biochemistry, University Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, G4 0SF, Scotland, UK
Atheroscler Suppl 4:17-22. 2003..Therefore, PROSPER extends to elderly individuals the treatment strategy currently used in middle-aged people... - Safety of rosuvastatinJames Shepherd
Department of Vascular Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Am J Cardiol 94:882-8. 2004..Rosuvastatin was well tolerated by a broad range of patients who had dyslipidemia, and its safety profile was similar to those of the comparator statins investigated in this extensive clinical program... - Lipids in health and diseaseJ Shepherd
Institute of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G4 0SF, Scotland, UK
Biochem Soc Trans 32:1051-6. 2004.... - Safety of rosuvastatin: update on 16,876 rosuvastatin-treated patients in a multinational clinical trial programJames Shepherd
Department of Pathological Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Cardiology 107:433-43. 2007.... - Effect of lowering LDL cholesterol substantially below currently recommended levels in patients with coronary heart disease and diabetes: the Treating to New Targets (TNT) studyJames Shepherd
Department of Vascular Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G4 OSF, U K
Diabetes Care 29:1220-6. 2006..The objective of our study was to investigate whether similar benefits of high-dose intensive atorvastatin therapy can be achieved in patients with CHD and diabetes... 
Intensive lipid lowering with atorvastatin in patients with coronary heart disease and chronic kidney disease: the TNT (Treating to New Targets) studyJames Shepherd
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
J Am Coll Cardiol 51:1448-54. 2008..This subanalysis of the TNT (Treating to New Targets) study investigates the effects of intensive lipid lowering with atorvastatin in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) with and without pre-existing chronic kidney disease (CKD)...- Issues surrounding age: vascular disease in the elderlyJ Shepherd
Institute of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Curr Opin Lipidol 12:601-9. 2001.... - The design of a prospective study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER). PROSPER Study Group. PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at RiskJ Shepherd
University of Glasgow, Scotland
Am J Cardiol 84:1192-7. 1999..Finally, an assessment will be made of the effects of treatment on cognitive function, disability, hospitalization or institutionalization, vascular mortality, and all-cause mortality... - Effects of colestipol alone and in combination with simvastatin on apolipoprotein B metabolismA Gaw
Institute of Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 16:236-49. 1996..Compared with baseline, combined therapy generated falls in both IDL (35%, P = .01) and LDL (37%, P < .04) apoB pools due to enhanced clearance of IDL (214%, P < .03) and reduced total input of LDL (39%, P < .003)... - Cholesterol lowering with statins: how WOSCOPS confounded the skepticsJ Shepherd
Department of Biochemistry, Macewen Building, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, North Glasgow University Hospital Division, 8 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow G31 2 ER, Scotland, UK
Atheroscler Suppl 8:9-12. 2007..WOSCOPS revealed for the first time that statin was effective for primary prevention. The benefits appeared early and persisted even after treatment ended. Statins also changed our perceptions with surprising ancillary effects... - Plasma leptin and the risk of cardiovascular disease in the west of Scotland coronary prevention study (WOSCOPS)A M Wallace
Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Circulation 104:3052-6. 2001..18; 95% CI, 1.00 to 1.39; P=0.05) at the expense of C-reactive protein. CONCLUSIONS: We show, for the first time, in a large prospective study that leptin is a novel, independent risk factor for coronary heart disease... - Are elevated circulating intercellular adhesion molecule 1 levels more strongly predictive of diabetes than vascular risk? Outcome of a prospective study in the elderlyN Sattar
Faculty of Medicine, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
Diabetologia 52:235-9. 2009.... - Serial metabolic measurements and conversion to type 2 diabetes in the west of Scotland coronary prevention study: specific elevations in alanine aminotransferase and triglycerides suggest hepatic fat accumulation as a potential contributing factorNaveed Sattar
Department of Vascular Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Diabetes 56:984-91. 2007.... - Blood rheology, cardiovascular risk factors, and cardiovascular disease: the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention StudyG Lowe
Department of Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK
Thromb Haemost 84:553-8. 2000..Further studies are required to test this hypothesis... - Who should receive a statin these days? Lessons from recent clinical trialsJ Shepherd
Institute of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
J Intern Med 260:305-19. 2006..Progression to hepatitis or liver failure does not occur. This constellation of benefits with little side effect penalty has resulted in the comparison of statins with antibiotics in the global battle against cardiovascular disease... - Lipid and lipoprotein concentrations in pregnancies complicated by intrauterine growth restrictionN Sattar
Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary University NHS Trust, Glasgow, United Kingdom
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 84:128-30. 1999.... - Lipoprotein metabolism in hepatic lipase deficiency: studies on the turnover of apolipoprotein B and on the effect of hepatic lipase on high density lipoproteinT Demant
University Department of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
J Lipid Res 29:1603-11. 1988..The pathways of direct plasma catabolism of these species were not affected by the enzyme defect. In vitro studies were performed by adding purified hepatic lipase to the patient's plasma.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS).. - Dyslipidaemia in diabetic patients: time for a rethinkJ Shepherd
Department of Vascular Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland
Diabetes Obes Metab 9:609-16. 2007..Together, these data support the proposed strategy of aggressive multidrug treatment of diabetic dyslipidaemia to improve patient outcome... 
Statins for primary prevention: strategic options to save lives and moneyJames Shepherd
Institute of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G4 0SF, Scotland, UK
J R Soc Med 97:66-71. 2004- Reduced glomerular filtration rate and its association with clinical outcome in older patients at risk of vascular events: secondary analysisIan Ford
Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
PLoS Med 6:e16. 2009..We aimed to determine the predictive value of the GFR for mortality and morbidity using data from the 5,804 participants randomized in the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER)... - Elevated alanine aminotransferase predicts new-onset type 2 diabetes independently of classical risk factors, metabolic syndrome, and C-reactive protein in the west of Scotland coronary prevention studyNaveed Sattar
Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, Universityof Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G31 2ER, Scotland, UK
Diabetes 53:2855-60. 2004..The simplicity of ALT measurement and its availability in routine clinical practice suggest that this enzyme activity could be included in future diabetes prediction algorithms... - Long-term follow-up of the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention StudyIan Ford
Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
N Engl J Med 357:1477-86. 2007..9 to 5.5% (P<0.001) in the treatment group. Extended follow-up data were obtained for approximately 10 years after completion of the trial... - Lipid-modifying effects of rosuvastatin in postmenopausal women with hypercholesterolemia who are receiving hormone replacement therapyJames Shepherd
Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Curr Med Res Opin 20:1571-8. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Rosuvastatin 5 mg or 10 mg once daily is a well-tolerated and highly efficacious lipid-lowering therapy in postmenopausal women receiving HRT... - Metabolic syndrome with and without C-reactive protein as a predictor of coronary heart disease and diabetes in the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention StudyNaveed Sattar
University Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 10 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow G31 2ER, Scotland, UK
Circulation 108:414-9. 2003..Information on the prospective association of this definition for coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes is currently limited... - Factors affecting low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol response to pravastatin in the West Of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCOPS)Leanne Streja
Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Glasgow University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Am J Cardiol 90:731-6. 2002..The absolute increment in HDL cholesterol is relatively constant across a range of baseline values, hence the percent change is largely a function of the starting value... - Resource management in prevention of coronary heart disease: optimising prescription of lipid-lowering drugsJames Shepherd
Institute of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G4 0SF, UK
Lancet 359:2271-3. 2002 - A prospective study of pravastatin in the elderly at risk: new hope for older personsJames Shepherd
Institute of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Am J Geriatr Cardiol 13:17-24. 2004..These results demonstrate the benefits of pravastatin in primary and, particularly, secondary prevention in elderly populations and further support the benefits of statin therapy in high-risk elderly persons... - International comparison of awareness and attitudes towards coronary risk factor reduction: the HELP study. Heart European Leaders PanelJ Shepherd
Institute of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
Atherosclerosis 137:S117-23. 1998..They also have access to sources of heart health information which are perceived as highly credible. Nonetheless, such information has a very limited impact on their practice of health-related behaviours... - From best evidence to best practice - what are the obstacles?J Shepherd
Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
Atherosclerosis 147:S45-51. 1999..Healthcare professionals, therefore, have an obligation to ensure patients receive the maximum benefit from medical advances by working together to overcome the barriers... - Can metabolic syndrome usefully predict cardiovascular disease and diabetes? Outcome data from two prospective studiesNaveed Sattar
Faculty of Medicine, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Lancet 371:1927-35. 2008..We investigated to what extent metabolic syndrome and its individual components were related to risk for these two diseases in elderly populations... - Leptin predicts diabetes but not cardiovascular disease: results from a large prospective study in an elderly populationPaul Welsh
Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Diabetes Care 32:308-10. 2009..To clarify the association of circulating levels of leptin with risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and new-onset diabetes in men and women... - Plasma lipoproteins and apolipoproteins as predictors of cardiovascular risk and treatment benefit in the PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER)Chris J Packard
Department of Vascular Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Circulation 112:3058-65. 2005..We assessed the role of plasma lipoproteins as predictors of risk and of treatment benefit in the PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER)... - C-reactive protein and prediction of coronary heart disease and global vascular events in the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER)Naveed Sattar
Department of Vascular Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Circulation 115:981-9. 2007..The role of C-reactive protein (CRP) in predicting vascular events and response to statin therapy remains uncertain. Additional large prospective studies are required... - Statins and risk of incident diabetes: a collaborative meta-analysis of randomised statin trialsNaveed Sattar
British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Lancet 375:735-42. 2010..We aimed to establish by a meta-analysis of published and unpublished data whether any relation exists between statin use and development of diabetes... - Statin therapy in the elderly: does it make good clinical and economic sense?Moira M B Mungall
Clinical Trials Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
Drugs Aging 20:263-75. 2003.... - The anatomy of a clinical trial. The West of Scotland Coronary Prevention StudyJ Shepherd
Institute of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
Med Princ Pract 11:17-30. 2002..The time was therefore ripe to determine whether statins could help prevent that first and all important myocardial infarction... - Economics of lipid lowering in primary prevention: lessons from the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention StudyJ Shepherd
Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Am J Cardiol 87:19B-22B. 2001.... - Lipid-lowering--translating evidence into benefitsJames Shepherd
Department of Pathological Biochemistry, University of Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Atheroscler Suppl 2:1-3. 2002 - Nicotinic acid in the management of dyslipidaemia associated with diabetes and metabolic syndrome: a position paper developed by a European Consensus PanelJames Shepherd
Department of Vascular Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
Curr Med Res Opin 21:665-82. 2005..Prolonged-release nicotinic acid with improved tolerability compared with previous formulations may have obvious advantages for use in this setting... - Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2), inflammatory biomarkers, and risk of cardiovascular disease in the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER)Muriel J Caslake
Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G11 6NT, UK
Atherosclerosis 210:28-34. 2010..We evaluated the association of Lp-PLA(2) with vascular events in the elderly where the importance of LDL is diminished as a risk factor for coronary disease... - Are markers of inflammation more strongly associated with risk for fatal than for nonfatal vascular events?Naveed Sattar
Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
PLoS Med 6:e1000099. 2009..We tested whether interleukin (IL)-6, C-reactive protein (CRP), and fibrinogen more strongly associate with fatal compared to nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke... - Association between apolipoprotein E4 and cognitive decline in elderly adultsChris J Packard
Department of Vascular Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1777-85. 2007..To determine the influence of apolipoprotein E on cognitive decline in a cohort of elderly men and women... - Regional and supraregional biochemistry services in Scotland: a survey of hospital laboratory usersM J Murphy
Institute of Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
J Clin Pathol 47:395-8. 1994..To ascertain the views of Scottish hospital laboratory users on aspects of regional and supraregional biochemical services offered by the Institute of Biochemistry at Glasgow Royal Infirmary... - Influence of atorvastatin and simvastatin on apolipoprotein B metabolism in moderate combined hyperlipidemic subjects with low VLDL and LDL fractional clearance ratesLorne F Forster
Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary University NHS Trust, 4th Floor, Queen Elizabeth Building 10 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, G31 2ER, Scotland, UK
Atherosclerosis 164:129-45. 2002..This leads to a substantial, and approximately equivalent, percentage reduction in plasma triglyceride and LDL cholesterol... - Unraveling the directional link between adiposity and inflammation: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization approachPaul Welsh
Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 95:93-9. 2010..Associations between adiposity and circulating inflammation markers are assumed to be causal, although the direction of the relationship has not been proven... - Special report: Highlights of the 75th European Atherosclerosis Society congressJames Shepherd
Department of Pathological Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland
Atherosclerosis 181:S1-S7. 2005 - Genetic variation at the LDL receptor and HMG-CoA reductase gene loci, lipid levels, statin response, and cardiovascular disease incidence in PROSPEREliana Polisecki
Cardiovascular Research and Lipid Metabolism Laboratories, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University School of Medicine and the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center at Tufts University, Boston, MA USA
Atherosclerosis 200:109-14. 2008..Our data indicate that genetic variation at the LDLR locus can affect baseline lipids, response to pravastatin, and CVD risk in subjects placed on statin treatment... - Genetic variation at the PCSK9 locus moderately lowers low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, but does not significantly lower vascular disease risk in an elderly populationEliana Polisecki
Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Atherosclerosis 200:95-101. 2008..Our data support the concept that the rare allele of the R46L SNP at the PCSK9 locus significantly lowers LDL C, but does not greatly reduce CHD risk in an elderly population with a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease... - Intensive lipid-lowering with atorvastatin for secondary prevention in patients after coronary artery bypass surgerySanjiv J Shah
Division of Cardiology, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 51:1938-43. 2008.... - Lipids and CVD management: towards a global consensusChristie Ballantyne
Arteriosclerosis and Lipoprotein Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Eur Heart J 26:2224-31. 2005..It also highlights areas where the guidelines differ and discusses points to consider when selecting the most appropriate recommendation... - The prevention of progression of arterial disease and diabetes (POPADAD) trial: factorial randomised placebo controlled trial of aspirin and antioxidants in patients with diabetes and asymptomatic peripheral arterial diseaseJill Belch
Institute of Cardiovascular Research, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY
BMJ 337:a1840. 2008..To determine whether aspirin and antioxidant therapy, combined or alone, are more effective than placebo in reducing the development of cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes mellitus and asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease... - Coronary heart disease in patients with low LDL-cholesterol: benefit of pravastatin in diabetics and enhanced role for HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides as risk factorsFrank M Sacks
Nutrition Department, Harvard School of Public Health F M S, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
Circulation 105:1424-8. 2002..We conducted exploratory analyses of participant characteristics, lipid risk factors, and risk reduction in this group... - Association of the Trp719Arg polymorphism in kinesin-like protein 6 with myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease in 2 prospective trials: the CARE and WOSCOPS trialsOlga A Iakoubova
Celera, Inc, Alameda, California 94502, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 51:435-43. 2008.... - Effect of pravastatin on rate of kidney function loss in people with or at risk for coronary diseaseMarcello Tonelli
Division of Nephrology and Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, and Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Circulation 112:171-8. 2005..We performed this analysis to determine whether pravastatin reduced the rate of kidney function loss over approximately 5 years in people with or at high risk for coronary disease... - Intensive lipid lowering with atorvastatin in patients with stable coronary diseaseJohn C LaRosa
State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
N Engl J Med 352:1425-35. 2005..This occurred with a greater incidence of elevated aminotransferase levels... - Guidelines for lowering lipids to reduce coronary artery disease risk: a comparison of rosuvastatin with atorvastatin, pravastatin, and simvastatin for achieving lipid-lowering goals. 2003James Shepherd
Atheroscler Suppl 5:115-23. 2004 - Reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with coronary heart disease and metabolic syndrome: analysis of the Treating to New Targets studyPrakash Deedwania
Veterans Affairs Central California Healthcare System and University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
Lancet 368:919-28. 2006.... - Asp92Asn polymorphism in the myeloid IgA Fc receptor is associated with myocardial infarction in two disparate populations: CARE and WOSCOPSOlga A Iakoubova
Celera Inc, 1401 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502, USA
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 26:2763-8. 2006..Because the myeloid IgA Fc receptor encoded by FCAR mediates inflammation, we hypothesized that the FCAR Asp92Asn polymorphism is associated with risk of MI and that this risk would be modified by pravastatin... - Telomere length, risk of coronary heart disease, and statin treatment in the West of Scotland Primary Prevention Study: a nested case-control studyScott W Brouilette
Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Lancet 369:107-14. 2007..Inter-individual differences in biological ageing could affect susceptibility to coronary heart disease. Our aim was to determine whether mean leucocyte telomere length is a predictor of the development of coronary heart disease... - Prevention of coronary heart disease with pravastatin in men with hypercholesterolemia. 1995James Shepherd
Atheroscler Suppl 5:91-7. 2004 - [Hypercholesterolemia, the future of drug associations]James Shepherd
Presse Med 33:1141-2. 2004 - Association between ADAMTS1 matrix metalloproteinase gene variation, coronary heart disease, and benefit of statin therapyMarc S Sabatine
TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 28:562-7. 2008..The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between the Ala227Pro polymorphism in the ADAMTS1 metalloproteinase gene and coronary heart disease and benefit from statin therapy in 2 independent cohorts... - Effect of pravastatin on the development of diabetes and adiponectin productionToshiyuki Takagi
Department of Medicine and Pathophysiology, Graduate School of Frontier Bioscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2 2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Atherosclerosis 196:114-21. 2008..47+/-0.33 microg/ml, p=0.0003). Taken together, our findings suggest that pravastatin may have beneficial effects on adipose tissue, which may partly explain the reduction of the development of diabetes by pravastatin treatment... - Effect of pravastatin on cardiovascular events in people with chronic kidney diseaseMarcello Tonelli
Division of Nephrology, University of Alberta, 7 129 Clinical Science Building, 8440 112 St, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada
Circulation 110:1557-63. 2004..The objective of this analysis was to determine whether pravastatin reduced the incidence of cardiovascular events in people with or at high risk for coronary disease and with concomitant moderate CKD... - Raising high-density lipoprotein cholesterol with reduction of cardiovascular risk: the role of nicotinic acid--a position paper developed by the European Consensus Panel on HDL-CM John Chapman
Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale INSERM, Hopital de la Pitie, Paris, France
Curr Med Res Opin 20:1253-68. 2004..03 mmol/L) in patients with CHD or with a high level of risk for CHD, including patients at high global risk with type 2 diabetes or the metabolic syndrome... - Combined lipid lowering drug therapy for the effective treatment of hypercholesterolaemiaJames Shepherd
Eur Heart J 24:685-9. 2003 - Baseline characteristics of participants in the JUPITER trial, a randomized placebo-controlled primary prevention trial of statin therapy among individuals with low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive proteinPaul M Ridker
JUPITER Coordinating Center, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:1659-64. 2007..In conclusion, as 20 mg of rosuvastatin can reduce LDL cholesterol by up to 50%, JUPITER will also provide crucial safety data for several thousand patients who should achieve LDL cholesterol levels<50 mg/dl on a long-term basis... - Association of the 719Arg variant of KIF6 with both increased risk of coronary events and with greater response to statin therapyOlga Iakoubova
J Am Coll Cardiol 51:2195; author reply 2195-6. 2008 - Metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitusW E Feeman
Circulation 109:E23. 2004 - Regulation of small dense LDL concentration in Korean and Scottish men and womenHong Keun Cho
Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College, Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Atherosclerosis 164:187-93. 2002.... - Effects of the direct lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) inhibitor darapladib on human coronary atherosclerotic plaquePatrick W Serruys
Thoraxcenter, Ba583, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Circulation 118:1172-82. 2008....