Effects of Policosanol and Lovastatin in Patients with Intermittent Claudication: A Double-Blind Comparative Pilot Study

Policosanol is a cholesterol-lowering drug with concomitant antiplatelet effects. The present study was undertaken to compare the effects of policosanol and lovastatin on patients with moderately severe intermittent claudication. The study had a 4-week baseline step, followed by a 20-week double bli...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Angiology 2003-01, Vol.54 (1), p.25-38
Hauptverfasser:	Castaño, Gladys, Más, Rosa, Fernández, Lilia, Gámez, Rafael, Illnait, José
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Double-Blind Method Fatty Alcohols - therapeutic use Female General and cellular metabolism. Vitamins Heart diseases Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use Intermittent Claudication - drug therapy Intermittent Claudication - physiopathology Lovastatin - therapeutic use Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pharmacology. Drug treatments Pilot Projects Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - therapeutic use Policosanol Severity of Illness Index Time Factors Walking - physiology
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