0000000000626869
AUTHOR
Giovanni Abruzzese
Relationship between body fat distribution and blood disorders in patients with visceral obesity with and without diabetes mellitus
Effects of moderate consumption of sicilian red wines on some cardiovascular risk factors
Efficacia della associazione Atorvastatina e n-3 PUFA in pazienti affetti da dislipidemia combinata e ad alto rischio di eventi cardiovascolari
One-year atorvastatin treatment in hypercholesterolemic patients with or without carotid artery disease.
Aim. Statins are the drugs of choice in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), which has a high risk of premature cardiovascular events including myocardial infarction, stroke, and surgical revascularization. Methods. A 1-year open-label study was conducted to test the efficacy and tolerability of Atorvastatin titrated to the target, in proven FH patients and to evaluate certain inflammatory parameters. One hundred and two FH patients (44 men and 58 women; mean age 58.7±3.6 years) were included in the study. After evaluation using the B-mode duplex scanning system of extracranial carotid arteries, the patients were divided into groups: Group 1 (15 men, 25 women) with carotid plaqu…