Effectiveness and tolerability of ezetimibe add-on therapy to a bile acid resin-based regimen for hypercholesterolemia
Autor: | Christie M. Ballantyne, Antonios M. Xydakis, Philip Chiou, Peter B. Jones, John R. Guyton, Judy L. Stein |
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Rok vydání: | 2004 |
Předmět: |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Cholestyramine Resin Hypercholesterolemia Colesevelam Hydrochloride Gastroenterology Allylamine chemistry.chemical_compound Ezetimibe Internal medicine medicine Humans Cholesterol absorption inhibitor Prospective Studies Bile acid Cholesterol business.industry Anticholesteremic Agents Middle Aged medicine.disease Regimen Treatment Outcome Endocrinology chemistry Tolerability Colestipol Cardiology Azetidines Drug Therapy Combination Female lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Dyslipidemia Lipoprotein medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | The American Journal of Cardiology. 94:795-797 |
ISSN: | 0002-9149 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.008 |
Popis: | Combination lipid-reducing therapy is increasingly used, particularly for the management of severe or combined dyslipidemia in patients at high risk for coronary heart disease. To assess the potential additive effects of combining the cholesterol absorption inhibitor ezetimibe with a bile acid resin (BAR), a prospective chart review was performed of 40 patients in whom ezetimibe 10 mg/day was added to a stable regimen that included a BAR. At an average follow-up of 107 +/- 57 days, ezetimibe coadministration significantly reduced total cholesterol by 18%, triglycerides by 14%, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol by 19% (all por =0.03), without significantly changing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and the combination was well tolerated. |
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