The investigators hypothesize that pravastatin and rosuvastatin may have different metabolic effects in hypercholesterolemic patients.
Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective
pravastatin, rosuvastatin
Gil Medical Center
Incheon
Korea, Republic of
405-760
Recruiting
Gachon University Gil Medical Center
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STELLAR-Rosuvastatin vs. Atorvastatin, Pravastatin, Simvastatin Across Dose Ranges
To compare the efficacy of various doses of rosuvastatin with atorvastatin, pravastatin & simvastatin in reducing levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterol in subjects with hypercholes...
A study to evaluate the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering efficacy of the addition of ezetimibe to rosuvastatin compared with doubling dose of rosuvastatin in patients t...
A phase Ⅲ, multi-center, randomized, double-blinded, active comparator, factorial design clinical trial to compare the efficacy and safety of a combination therapy of ezetimibe and rosuv...
Type III Dysbetalipoproteinemia
Evaluation of the efficacy of rosuvastatin 10mg, rosuvastatin 20mg and pravastatin 40mg in subjects with dysbetalipoproteinemia.
A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Phase III Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Combination Therapy of Rosuvastatin and Ezetimibe and Rosuvastatin Monotherapy in ...
3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) have been associated with conflicting effects within the central nervous system (CNS), with underlying mechanisms remaini...
Pravastatin for prevention of HELLP syndrome: A case report.
Pravastatin has emerged for prevention and treatment of preeclampsia; no reports are available on pravastatin and HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets) syndrome.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of a triple combination of amlodipine/losartan/rosuvastatin in patients with hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.
Pravastatin to treat and prevent preeclampsia. Preclinical and clinical studies.
Pre-eclampsia is a disease of pregnancy affecting 5%-8% of all pregnancies and a leading cause of maternal and fetal mortality. Despite improvements in the diagnosis, there is no effective method for ...
Tendon Pathology in Hypercholesterolemia and Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
Hypercholesterolemia (HC), or high cholesterol, is usually caused by diet, other health conditions, or inherited diseases, such as familial hypercholesterolemia (FHC). Studies have shown patients with...
Rosuvastatin Calcium
A HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA-REDUCTASE INHIBITOR, or statin, that reduces the plasma concentrations of LDL-CHOLESTEROL; APOLIPOPROTEIN B, and TRIGLYCERIDES while increasing HDL-CHOLESTEROL levels in patients with HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA and those at risk for CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.
Pravastatin
An antilipemic fungal metabolite isolated from cultures of Nocardia autotrophica. It acts as a competitive inhibitor of HMG CoA reductase (HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES).
Colesevelam Hydrochloride
An allylamine derivative that binds BILE ACIDS in the intestine and is used as an ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENT in the treatment of HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA and HYPERLIPIDEMIAS.
Hypercholesterolemia
A condition with abnormally high levels of CHOLESTEROL in the blood. It is defined as a cholesterol value exceeding the 95th percentile for the population.
Ezetimibe, Simvastatin Drug Combination
A pharmaceutical preparation of ezetimibe and simvastatin that is used in the treatment of HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA and HYPERLIPIDEMIAS.