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Trial reportJournal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis2010

Effects of ezetimibe on remnant-like particle cholesterol, lipoprotein (a), and oxidized low-density lipoprotein in patients with dyslipidemia.

Tsuyoshi Nozue, Ichiro Michishita, Ichiro Mizuguchi

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Trial report in Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Lipoprotein (a): structure, pathophysiology and clinical implications.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2014 · on this map
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  12. Do We Know When and How to Lower Lipoprotein(a)?Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine · 2010
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tsuyoshi NozueDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Associations, Yokohama 247-8581, Japan. nozue2493@yahoo.co.jp
Ichiro Michishita
Ichiro Mizuguchi
Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimEzetimibe is a novel cholesterol absorption inhibitor that reduces the level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol (C). The effects of ezetimibe on remnant-like particle (RLP)-C, lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)], and oxidized LDL (Ox-LDL) levels have not been examined.

methodsFifty patients with dyslipidemia were treated with 10 mg/day of ezetimibe. At baseline and 12 weeks after treatment with ezetimibe, we measured the levels of RLP-C, Lp(a), Ox-LDL, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP).

resultsThe mean levels of total cholesterol (TC), LDL-C, triglycerides (TG), and apolipoprotein (apo) B, respectively, showed a significant decrease from 229+/-39 to 191+/-37 mg/dL (-16%, p<0.0001), from 151+/-34 to 118+/-33 mg/dL (-22%, p<0.0001), from 162+/-82 to 135+/-55 mg/dL (-7%, p<0.01), and from 116+/-22 to 94+/-21 mg/dL (-18%, p<0.0001) after 12 weeks of treat-ment with ezetimibe. The mean level of RLP-C and median level of hs-CRP also decreased signifi-cantly from 6.8+/-4.0 to 4.8+/-2.5 mg/dL (-21%, p<0.0001) and from 0.6 to 0.4 mg/L (-33%, p<0.05). The median level of Lp(a) decreased significantly from 14 to 10 mg/dL (-29%, p<0.05) in patients treated with ezetimibe monotherapy.

conclusionsEzetimibe was effective for reducing the levels of TC, LDL-C, TG, and RLP-C. Ezeti-mibe could be a potential therapeutic option for decreasing the Lp(a) level.

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AgedAnticholesteremic AgentsAzetidinesCholesterolCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLC-Reactive ProteinDyslipidemiasEzetimibeFemaleHumansLipoprotein(a)LipoproteinsLipoproteins, LDLMaleMiddle AgedAnticholesteremic AgentsAzetidinesCholesterolCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLC-Reactive ProteinEzetimibeLipoprotein(a)LipoproteinsLipoproteins, LDLoxidized low density lipoproteinremnant-like particle cholesterolTriglycerides

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PMID20075599
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