Racial Differences in the Cholesterol-Lowering Effect of Statin

Statin treatment to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is associated with the prevention of cardiovascular events in Western patients. Similar results have been reported in studies conducted in Japan. However, the dose of statins and the degree of LDL-C reduction achieved with statin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Naito, Ryo, Miyauchi, Katsumi, Daida, Hiroyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japan Atherosclerosis Society 2017
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5225129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27733728
http://dx.doi.org/10.5551/jat.RV16004
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Sumario:Statin treatment to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is associated with the prevention of cardiovascular events in Western patients. Similar results have been reported in studies conducted in Japan. However, the dose of statins and the degree of LDL-C reduction achieved with statins are different between Asian and Western patients. In addition, there are limited data regarding racial differences in response to statins. In this review, racial differences between Asians and Westerners in response to statins are described.

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