Fluvastatin and lifestyle modification for reduction of carotid intima–media thickness and left ventricular mass progression in drug-treated hypertensives

2004/12/16 by Sigmund A. Anderssen, Anne K. Hjelstuen, Anne Hjelstuen +3 · 18 citations
Medicine · #Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies #Body mass index #Cardiology #Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention #Carotid arteries #Common carotid artery #Fluvastatin #Internal medicine #Intima-media thickness #Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health #Medicine #Placebo

paper · doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2004.08.033

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