Nutraceutical pill containing berberine versus ezetimibe on plasma lipid pattern in hypercholesterolemic subjects and its additive effect in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia on stable cholesterol-lowering treatment

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although statins (STs) are drugs of first choice in hypercholesterolemic patients, especially in those at high cardiovascular risk, some of them are intolerant to STs or refuse treatment with these drugs. In view of this, we have eva...

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Main Authors: Pisciotta Livia, Bellocchio Antonella, Bertolini Stefano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:http://www.lipidworld.com/content/11/1/123