Effect of intensive atorvastatin therapy on coronary atherosclerosis progression, composition, arterial remodeling, and microvascular function. - Concepedia

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Effect of intensive atorvastatin therapy on coronary atherosclerosis progression, composition, arterial remodeling, and microvascular function.

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2012

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Parham Eshtehardi, Michael McDaniel, Saurabh S. Dhawan, José Binongo, Sandeep Krishnan, Lucas Golub, Michel Corban, Paolo Raggi, Arshed A. Quyyumi, Habib Samady

Abstract

In this pilot study of Western patients with moderate CAD, high-dose atorvastatin resulted in alterations in coronary atheroma composition with corresponding changes in plaque phenotype and modest improvement in coronary microvascular function.