Abstract

The improvement in endothelium-dependent vasomotion with cholesterol-lowering and antioxidant therapy may have important implications for the activity of myocardial ischemia and may explain in part the reduced incidence of adverse coronary events that is known to result from cholesterol-lowering therapy.

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MedicineVasomotionVasodilationCoronary artery diseaseEndotheliumInternal medicineCardiologyEndothelial dysfunctionCholesterolAntioxidantCoronary atherosclerosisCoronary heart diseaseArtery

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1995
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Volume
332
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8
Pages
488-493
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1111
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Todd J. Anderson, Ian T. Meredith, Alan C. Yeung et al. (1995). The Effect of Cholesterol-Lowering and Antioxidant Therapy on Endothelium-Dependent Coronary Vasomotion. New England Journal of Medicine , 332 (8) , 488-493. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199502233320802

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10.1056/nejm199502233320802