The long-term effects of pitavastatin on blood lipids and platelet activation markers in stroke patients: impact of the homocysteine level.

The long-term effects of pitavastatin on blood lipids and platelet activation markers in stroke patients: impact of the homocysteine level.

To examine the impact of the plasma homocysteine level on the anti-atherosclerotic effects of pitavastatin treatment, we retrospectively examined 59 patients who had a history of stroke and had been prescribed pitavastatin for the treatment of dyslipidemia at the Neurology department of Toho Univers...

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Main Authors: Hideki Sugimoto, Shingo Konno, Nobuatsu Nomoto, Hiroshi Nakazora, Mayumi Murata, Hisao Kitazono, Tomomi Imamura, Masashi Inoue, Miyuki Sasaki, Akihisa Fuse, Wataru Hagiwara, Mari Kobayashi, Toshiki Fujioka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4237495?pdf=render

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