Treatment of familial hypercholesterolaemia. United Kingdom lipid clinics study of pravastatin and cholestyramine.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy and safety of cholestyramine, an anion exchange resin, and pravastatin, a new hydrophilic specific inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase, in the treatment of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia. DESIGN: Double blind, double dummy, pla...
Main Authors: | Betteridge, D, Bhatnager, D, Bing, R, Durrington, P, Evans, G, Flax, H, Jay, R, Lewis-Barned, N, Mann, J, Matthews, DR |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1992
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