REDUCTION OF LDL CHOLESTEROL BY PRAVASTATIN DOES NOT INFLUENCE PLATELET ACTIVATION IN PATIENTS WITH MILD HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA AT RISK OF CORONARY HEART-DISEASE

被引:17
作者
BARROW, SE [1 ]
STRATTON, PD [1 ]
BENJAMIN, N [1 ]
BRASSFIELD, T [1 ]
RITTER, JM [1 ]
机构
[1] BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB PHARMACEUT,CLIN RES DEPT,HOUNSLOW TW3 3JA,MIDDX,ENGLAND
关键词
THROMBOXANE A2; PLATELET ACTIVATION; PRAVASTATIN; LDL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2125.1991.tb05625.x
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
The effect of pravastatin on low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and platelet activation was studied in 16 patients with mild hypercholesterolaemia who had two or more additional cardiovascular risk factors. Patients were treated with either pravastatin (20-40 mg day-1) or placebo for 1 year. Plasma LDL and urinary excretion of 2,3-dinor-thromboxane B2 (an index of platelet activation in vivo) were determined at 0, 3, 6 and 12 months. There was a significant reduction in LDL at 6 and 12 months (2P < 0.05) but this was not associated with any significant change in thromboxane metabolite excretion.
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