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Effect of rosuvastatin on coronary atheroma in stable coronary artery disease: multicenter coronary atherosclerosis study measuring effects of rosuvastatin using intravascular ultrasound in Japanese subjects (COSMOS).
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| Author | Takayama, Tadateru Hiro, Takafumi Yamagishi, Masakazu Daida, Hiroyuki Hirayama, A. Saito, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Tetsu Matsuzaki, Masunori |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND It has been suggested that intensive lipid-lowering therapy using statins significantly decreases atheromatous plaque volume. The effect of rosuvastatin on plaque volume in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), including those receiving prior lipid-lowering therapy, was examined in the present study. METHODS AND RESULTS A 76-week open-label trial was performed at 37 centers in Japan. Eligible patients began treatment with rosuvastatin 2.5 mg/day, which could be increased at 4-week intervals to |
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| DOI | 10.1253/circj.cj-09-0358 |
| PubMed reference number | 19801853 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 73 |
| Issue Number | 11 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/circj/73/11/73_CJ-09-0358/_pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.cj-09-0358 |
| Journal | Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |